It must have a function, but we don't know it yet and we can't predict." A general view during the press conference in front of King Khufu's pyramid on March 2, 2023 in Giza, Egypt. Fadel Dawod/Getty ...

Borisov's paper also connected the pyramid of Khufu to Adam, the first man created by God, according to Genesis. Borisov cites Genesis as saying that Adam lived to be 930 years old before dying ...

The Great Pyramid of King Khufu is a prime example, with its massive size. Its design ensured stability and showed the pharaoh’s divine status. This view made the pharaoh seem immortal.

PHOTO: Tourists visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Giza Pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, on February 2, 2023. (Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images) ...

When the pyramids were first opened and explored, 19th-century archaeologists found a number of chambers, including one containing a sarcophagus that was thought to contain Khufu himself.