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Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases

From: "Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:08:51 +0200

While not an Egyptologist, I do know that it means "born of Re". Re, of
course, is the sun god. The "mese[s]" is the same element as in Thutmose
(there were several pharaohs by that name), and, presumably in "Moses",
assuming that that was a real Egyptian name, with some theophopic element
cut off.

The Ramses in Num. 33:3 is, of course, the city of Pr-Rameses, which means
"House of Ramses", the same a the Ramses that the Israelite slaves built in
Ex. 1.

Yigal
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From: "wattswestmaas" <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net>
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Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Ramases

> A quick question for the Egyptologists amongst you: Does Ramases mean
> anything in the Egyptian language?
>
> Thankyouy Chris.
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[b-hebrew] Ramases, wattswestmaas, 07/29/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, Yigal Levin, 07/29/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, Tony Costa, 07/29/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, MarianneLuban, 07/29/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, MarianneLuban, 07/29/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, Yigal Levin, 07/29/2004
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, Brian Roberts, 07/30/2004
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Moses, Yigal Levin, 07/30/2004
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Moses, Jonathan D. Safren, 07/30/2004
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Moses, Brian Roberts, 07/30/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, Peter Kirk, 07/30/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Ramases, Karl Randolph, 07/29/2004