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yeah, it would be really easy to dismiss it outright b/c it's way past the statute of limitations.

Calzaer

Egypt has a statute of limitations?

Gooch's dad

Sure, why not, they have statutes of everything else sitting around---the Sphinx, various Pharoahs, etc. They made statutes of just about anything and everything!

CX

Personally I think people of Canaanite ancestory ought to sue for reparations resultant from that whole wiping them out with god's army thing.

DrJim

The Canadian Jewish News has an editorial bit about the lawsuit by Rabbi Avi Shafran. He points out that in Sandedrin 91a, tells a similar story (purely legendary of course): I found a translation online:

"On another occasion the Egyptians came in a lawsuit against the Jews before Alexander of Macedon. They pleaded thus: 'Is it not written, And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and they lent them [gold and precious stones, etc.]20 Then return us the gold and silver which ye took!' Thereupon Gebiha b. Pesisa said to the Sages, 'Give me permission to go and plead against them before Alexander of Macedon: should they defeat me, then say, "Ye have merely defeated an ignorant man amongst us;" whilst if I defeat them then say, "The Law of Moses has defeated you."' So they gave him permission, and he went and pleaded against them. 'Whence do ye adduce your proof?' asked he, 'From the Torah,' they replied. 'Then I too,' said he, 'will bring you proof only from the Torah, for it is written, Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.21 Pay us for the toil of six hundred thousand men whom ye enslaved for four hundred thirty years.' Then King Alexander said to them, 'Answer him!' 'Give us three days' time,' they begged. So he gave them a respite; they sought but found no answer. Straightway they fled, leaving behind their sown fields and planted vineyards."

There is some more of interest in the passage.


Sanhedrin 91a



JRL.