“I may be in De-Nile, but this looks more like the Red Sea to me!”
—Jay Levy, Sherman Oaks, California
Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Summer 2022 cartoon (left), based on Exodus 7:20: “Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and of his officials he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the river, and all the water in the river was turned into blood.” We are pleased to congratulate Jay Levy of Sherman Oaks, California, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:
RUNNERS UP:
“If you had asked politely, it might have been wine!”
—Michael J. Preston, Sausalito, California
“Clean up! Nile 5.”
—Marc Tuley, Carthage, Tennessee
HONORABLE MENTIONS
“Don’t drink that Kool-Aid.”
—John W. Posey, St. Louis, Missouri
“This will ruin my crocs.”
—Ellen Covington, Wellsville, Missouri
Write a caption for the cartoon (right) based on Joshua 4:8: “The Israelites did as Joshua commanded. They took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord had told Joshua, carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there.” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.
Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is February 15, 2023. The author of the winning caption will receive a BAS All-Access membership and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive an All-Access membership and two gift subscriptions for friends.
“I may be in De-Nile, but this looks more like the Red Sea to me!”
—Jay Levy, Sherman Oaks, California
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