Joseph, Isreal, Moses and Ramses
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Oh what a list of names! The last time I actually discussed history on this blog, we were speaking of Joseph, how he was sold into Egyptian slavery, and how the Israelites came to settle in Egypt. This occurred around 1700BC.
For points of reference, lets talk about a couple of the Egyptian Pharaohs. (Egyptians are descendants of Noah’s son Ham, by the way.) The first one we know the name of is Menes. He united upper and lower Egypt and reigned around 3100 BC. Cheops, who we associate with the Sphinx, reigned around 2900BC.
Around 1300BC, the Israelites left Egypt, led by Moses. There is some debate over who was Pharaoh at that time. One possibility is Akhenaten. He was married to Nefertiti and tried to persuade the Egyptians that there was only one God, as opposed to the multiple gods that they worshiped. He reigned from 1378 to1362 BC. Most people, however, believe that Pharaoh was Ramses the Great who reigned from 1304 to 1237.
We’ll leave Egypt and the Israelites now, and find out about what was going on in other areas. I’ll see you soon in Babylon!
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