Hey everyone,
I've been deep into this for a while and wanted to see what people think. There's a claim that goes back to the early 20th century (discovered around 1910 by William Fix and others, but popularized later) that the descending passage angle of the Great Pyramid of Giza (measured by Flinders Petrie at 26° 26' 42" or ~26.445°) points directly to the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem when extended eastward from the pyramid.
The "Christ Angle" argument is basically this:
- Petrie's measured slope of the entrance passage is 26° 26' 42".
- If you project that exact angle eastward (the direction the Sphinx faces, tied to equinox sunrise/rebirth in Egyptian symbolism) from the pyramid apex, it bisects the Church of the Nativity grotto in Bethlehem with 99.98% precision (within Petrie's own margin of error, about ±2 arcminutes).
- The line hits the silver star marker under the Church, said to be directly above Jesus's birthplace.
Supposedly this is too precise to be chance, especially since:
- The pyramid was built ~2,500–4,500 years before Jesus.
- The angle is fixed by the structure itself (not cherry-picked).
- The direction EAST by the plateau's equinox alignment, Sphynx alignment and rebirth Egyptian religion direction.
- The same passage allegedly encodes other astronomical constants (lunar synodic month per Schmitz 2012 study).
Some people tie it further to the "Moon Proof 8" (Giza-Bethlehem distance 434.02 km divides Moon diameter 3,474.8 km by 8 at 99.92%), linking to resurrection "eighth day" symbolism (John 20:26, early Church fathers like Barnabas).
Skeptics say:
- It's cherry-picking (any line from Giza will hit somewhere).
- The 99.98% is overstated or measured with modern tools not available then.
- Coincidence + confirmation bias.
I've checked it myself on Google Earth (projections can vary slightly depending on exact apex point and grotto marker), and the bisect is extremely close—within a few meters over ~434 km.
What do you think? Is this just numerology/apophenia, or is there something genuinely weird going on? Has anyone else measured it recently or seen a good debunk?Links for reference:
- Google Earth km
- l for the line: https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1L8qjG8BIxJNHBEzz7pSs9devN4IsrTYx?usp=sharing
- Basic overview site (author's): https://thegreatjesuspyramid.wixsite.com/king
Open to all views—math, history, skepticism, belief, whatever.
Cheers,
Chris (29-11-73)
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