Joseph, Isreal, Moses and Ramses
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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Hang in there Cass! Its a great concept. Just takes some practice probably.
Thanks, Brett, for the encouragement. I love the concept of this blog. It’s one of just a couple that I run purely because I love the subject. Maybe that’s part of why I have such a hard time fitting it in, because it’s “just for me.”
I am just starting in about the Joseph saga…nearly caught up with you
I have the same type of trouble with Bookworm Broadcast. For me, I think it is the nichier your niche is, the harder it is. So I am trying to expand it a bit.
Good luck! This will be so awesome when it is filled up with posts - it will be an online history book - and I would suspect, highly Googleable! Heehee
Great, Suni!
Lisa, that’s kinda how I have it in mind to be–an online history book. But GOSH, finding the time to write it decently is kicking my hiney.