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Large pits can be found within the Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara. The bottom of the pit can be accessed form stairs in an adjacent pit. It would have been ideal for storing grain and most likely, it was used for this purpose. Similar pits can be found in other cities in Egypt that were clearly used to store grain | Large pits can be found within the Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara designed by Imhotep in the 3rd dynasty. The bottom of the pit can be accessed form stairs in an adjacent pit. It would have been ideal for storing grain and most likely, it was used for this purpose. Similar pits can be found in other cities in Egypt that were clearly used to store grain. | ||
The Bible places Joseph around 1900BC | Joseph is likely to have acquired his masonry skills whilst in prison. As he is considered the father of modern medicine, science and architecture, he would not have been taught these skills but rather learnt them through divine inspiration. | ||
The Bible places Joseph around 1900BC. This is at considerable odds with the conventional Egyptian dates, however, it is likely that the traditional dates are quite inaccurate. New insights into the arrangement of Egyptian Dynasties has resulted in considerable shortening of the Egyptian Chronology such that it may be possible to resolve this issue of discrepant dates. | |||
The Bible does not say what Joseph did with the last 66yrs of his life but it does say that Joseph was so respected by the Egyptians, that he was given a royal Egyptian burial and his body was embalmed. Joseph's body was removed in the Exodus. Imhotep's tomb was located close to the Ibis Galleries in Saqqara, however, his sarcophagus was empty and his mummy has never been located. | The Bible does not say what Joseph did with the last 66yrs of his life but it does say that Joseph was so respected by the Egyptians, that he was given a royal Egyptian burial and his body was embalmed. Joseph's body was removed in the Exodus. Imhotep's tomb was located close to the Ibis Galleries in Saqqara, however, his sarcophagus was empty and his mummy has never been located. | ||
