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["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear James,

The text in Exodus 12:40-41 quite clearly states that Israel was in Egypt for
430 years. Genesis 15:12-16 indicates that the descendants of Abram would be 
in
bondage/slavery for 400 years. Judges 11:26, quoting Jephtah, clearly 
indicates
that Israel was in the land for 300 years. II Kings 6:1 definitely indicates
that Israel left Egypt 480 years from the time that Solomon began building the
temple.

Thus, ca 966 BC + 480 years = 1446 BC + 430 = 1876 BC. This would mean that 
the
Pharaoh of Joseph, when Jacob went down to Egypt, would be Sesostris III. Now 
it
is interesting that Exodus 1:8 says, "Now there arose a new 'KING' (my 
emphasis)
over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. This would indicate a non-Egyptian ruler
not an Egyptian ruler called Pharaoh; yet this KING is called "Pharaoh" by the
mid-wives in verse 19 and called Pharaoh in verse 22.

It seem that the KING would be the Hyksos ruler and, this is speculation, a
Philistine.

The Pharaoh of the Exodus would be Amenophis III.

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Read" <J.Read-2 AT sms.ed.ac.uk>
To: "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:17 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Pharoah


> Hi all,
>
> for a few months now I've been exploring the question of who the
> Pharoah of the exodus was. I'm familiar with the usual theories about
> Ramases II but was never really convinced by them.
>
> I think the major clues from Exodus seem to be:
>
> i) A Pharaoh from the time when it was normal to be just called 'Pharoah'
> ii) A Pharoah whose history has some embarrasing association with
> monotheism that Egyptian historians attempt to cover up in some way
> iii) A firstborn son with an untimely death
>
> The only Pharoah who fits all three clues is Akhenaten who seems
> coincidentally to have lived in the approximate time period of Moses.
>
> Akhenaten:
>
> 1) Was a member of the 18th dynasty when the title Pharaoh began to be used
> 11) There is evidence of a historical cover up of this Pharaoh and the
> motives of the cover up are associated with monotheism and some kind
> of embarrassing episode to the nation's proud history
> iii) We have physical evidence that his firstborn died an untimely death
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> James Christian
>
>
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