Pharaoh’s heart hardening is a recurring theme in the Exodus account. “The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart is referred to no less than twenty times in the course of the story of the Exodus.” https://aish.com/the-weighing-of-the-heart/ Exod 8:32 (KJV) 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. In …
Egypt had numerous festivals dedicated to various gods. “Communal gatherings for worship took place during festivals, and as the Egyptians set a premium on enjoying life, there were many of them throughout the year. These festivals (known as heb) allowed people to experience the god intimately, give thanks for gifts that were given, and make …
In the books of Moses, it always refers to the king of Egypt of Pharaoh and never says what is the actual name of the king. Why doesn’t the Torah mention any of the names of the Pharaoh? Pharaoh originally did not refer to a person, but to the governmental palace. It means “great house”. …
Oil painting by Gebhard Fugel (c 1900) depicting Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5741 … mandments/ As far as I know, there is no direct archaeological evidence for the existence of Moses. However, there are other lines of evidence to support that he was a historical figure. Extra-Biblical sources have …
Partial statue head of the pharaoh Amenhotep II https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File … Boston.png Amenhotep II (sometimes called Amenophis II and meaning ‘Amun is Satisfied’) was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenhotep_II It is claimed he had great athletic skills and was even more …
TRANSPONDER wrote: ↑Tue Apr 05, 2022 5:22 pm There is not a shred of evidence that put Hebrews in Hyksos Avaris. You may not believe the arguments, but I certainly have presented evidence Israelites were in Egypt. To recap… One is the four-room house that have been excavated in several locations throughout Egypt. otseng wrote: …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thutmose_III Thutmose III had a co-regency with Hatshepsut for a period of time and was considered a military genius. He greatly expanded the borders of Egypt and brought the area of Canaan as subjects. Widely considered a military genius by historians, he was an active expansionist ruler who is sometimes called Egypt’s greatest conqueror or …
Statue of Hatshepsut wearing the Nemes headdress of the Pharaoh https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File … ut2012.jpg In post post 807, I gave a date of around 1446 BC that the Israelites left Egypt. The Bible says Moses was 80 years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. Exod 7:7 (ESV) Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three …
Ancient Egyptian painted wooden model of three men making bricks, 12th Dynasty, 1991–1778 BCE, Beni Hasan tomb 275, British Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricks_wi … M1.agr.jpg While they were slaves, one thing they did was make bricks with straw (mudbricks). Exod 1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in …
Brickmakers, Tomb of Rekhmire, ca. 1479–1425 BC After Ahmose I reconquered Egypt and the surrounding areas, the conquered foreigners, including the Hyksos, were then forced as slaves. “New Kingdom, with its relentless military operations, is the epoch of large-scale foreign slavery”. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Slavery_in_ancient_Egypt “The shift in the status of local work force is an evident sign …