Like Moses, he strikes fountains of wine and water out of the rock. Almost all the acts of Moses correspond to those of the Sun-gods.[51:6] Mons. Dupuis says: "Among the different miracles of Bacchus and his Bacchantes, there are prodigies very similar to those which are attributed to Moses; for instance, such as the sources of water which the _former_ caused to sprout from the innermost of the rocks."[51:7] In Bell's Pantheon of the Gods and Heroes of Antiquity,[51:8] an account of the prodigies attributed to Bacchus is given; among these, are mentioned his striking water from the rock, with his magic wand, his turning a twig of ivy into a snake, his passing through the Red Sea and the rivers Orontes and Hydaspus, and of his enjoying the light of the Sun (while marching with his army in India), when the day was spent, and it was dark to others. All these are parallels too striking to be accidental. We might also mention the fact, that Bacchus, as well as Moses was called the "_Law-giver_," and that it was said of Bacchus, as well as of Moses, that his laws were written on _two tables of stone_.[52:1] Bacchus was represented _horned_, and so was Moses.[52:2] Bacchus "was picked up in a box, that floated on the water,"[52:3] and so was Moses.[52:4] Bacchus had two mothers, one by nature, and one by adoption,[52:5] and so had Moses.[52:6] And, as we have already seen, Bacchus and his army enjoyed the light of the Sun, during the night time, and Moses and his army enjoyed the light of "a pillar of fire, by night."[52:7] In regard to the children of Israel going out from the land of Egypt, we have no doubt that such an occurrence took place, although not in the manner, and not for such reasons, as is recorded by the _sacred historian_. We find, from other sources, what is evidently nearer the truth. It is related by the historian Choeremon, that, at one time, the land of Egypt was infested with disease, and through the advice of the sacred scribe Phritiphantes, the king caused the infected people (who were none other than the brick-making slaves, known as the children of Israel), to be collected, _and driven out of the country_.[52:8] _Lysimachus_ relates that: "A filthy disease broke out in Egypt, and the Oracle of Ammon, being consulted on the occasion, commanded the king to purify the land _by driving out the Jews_ (who were infected with leprosy, &c.), a race of men who were hateful to the Gods."[52:9] "_The whole multitude of the people were accordingly collected and driven out into the wilderness._"[52:10] _Diodorus Siculus_, referring to this event, says: