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Not only did Egypt lose its slave labour force, it lost it's monarch, it's firstborn, it's entire army and it's transportation system. It was a massive defeat and not something that Egyptian historians would want to memorialize. In fact, much has been don't to white wash this defeat from their records. | Not only did Egypt lose its slave labour force, it lost it's monarch, it's firstborn, it's entire army and it's transportation system. It was a massive defeat and not something that Egyptian historians would want to memorialize. In fact, much has been don't to white wash this defeat from their records. | ||
When the Israelites left Egypt (the [[Exodus]], Pharaoh and his son died and all the Egyptian army drowned in the Red Sea taking all of | When the Israelites left Egypt (the [[Exodus]]), the Pharaoh [[Neferhotep]] and his son died and all the Egyptian army drowned in the Red Sea taking all of Egypt's chariots with them. Egypt's first born were dead. Their slave labour force had gone. Egypt was then thrown into turmoil. Egypt was no longer able to undertake major constructions and so no more pyramids were built. The Egyptians were not able to defend themselves. They became vulnerable to invasion and they were easy pickings for any of their neibours. | ||
Not long after the [[Exodus]], the [[Amalekites]] / [[Hyksos]] were able invade Egypt and take contol of Lower Egypt. This was the beginning of Egypt's [[Second Intermediate Period]] / the 15th dynasty. Just as if by chance, as Israel was leaving Egypt (lead by [[Amenemhet IV]] / [[Moses]]), the [[Hyksos]] were on there way in. In fact, the [[Hyksos]] / [[Amalekites]] had a brief battle with the [[Israelites]] at [[Rephadim]] in which the Israelites prevailed and sent the [[Hyksos]] / [[Amalekites]] packing. The [[Hyksos]] / [[Amalekites]] eventually went to [[Egypt]] where they constucted a fort on Egypt's boundary at [[Avaris]]. From there, they mounted a campain to take over the rest of the country. They controlled [[Lower Egypt]] for the next 400 years (corresponding to the Israelite's 40 years in the Wilderness and the period when the Judges ruled in Israel). They were eventually defeated in a rebellion starting in [[Upper Egypt]] lead by [[Kahmose]] of [[Thebes]] with the assistance of King [[Saul]] of Israel, ushering in the 18th dynasty [[Ahmose I]]). | Not long after the [[Exodus]], the [[Amalekites]] / [[Hyksos]] were able invade Egypt and take contol of Lower Egypt. This was the beginning of Egypt's [[Second Intermediate Period]] / the 15th dynasty. Just as if by chance, as Israel was leaving Egypt (lead by [[Amenemhet IV]] / [[Moses]]), the [[Hyksos]] were on there way in. In fact, the [[Hyksos]] / [[Amalekites]] had a brief battle with the [[Israelites]] at [[Rephadim]] in which the Israelites prevailed and sent the [[Hyksos]] / [[Amalekites]] packing. The [[Hyksos]] / [[Amalekites]] eventually went to [[Egypt]] where they constucted a fort on Egypt's boundary at [[Avaris]]. From there, they mounted a campain to take over the rest of the country. They controlled [[Lower Egypt]] for the next 400 years (corresponding to the Israelite's 40 years in the Wilderness and the period when the Judges ruled in Israel). They were eventually defeated in a rebellion starting in [[Upper Egypt]] lead by [[Kahmose]] of [[Thebes]] with the assistance of King [[Saul]] of Israel, ushering in the 18th dynasty [[Ahmose I]]). | ||
