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As the Israelites had grown to number over 2 million by the time of the Exodus ({{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=38|verses=26}} {{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=1|verses=46}}), one would expect to find some evidence that this many Semitic slaves existed in Egypt. | As the Israelites had grown to number over 2 million by the time of the Exodus ({{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=38|verses=26}} {{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=1|verses=46}}), one would expect to find some evidence that this many Semitic slaves existed in Egypt. | ||
[http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/texts/kahun/ Flinders Petrie] did find a workers village at [[Kahun]] in 1890. Scarabs found in the town indicate that it was occupied during the 12th dynasty from the reign of [[Sesostris II]] up until the reign of [[Neferhotep I]] of the 13th dynasty. Petrie also found tools used to make mud bricks. The town appeared to have been suddenly vacated in the 13th dynasty as so many tools and artifacts were left behind | [http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/texts/kahun/ Flinders Petrie] did find a workers village at [[Kahun]] in 1890. Scarabs found in the town indicate that it was occupied during the 12th dynasty from the reign of [[Sesostris II]] up until the reign of [[Neferhotep I]] of the 13th dynasty. Petrie also found tools used to make mud bricks. The town appeared to have been suddenly vacated in the 13th dynasty as so many tools and artifacts were left behind. | ||
The pyramids of the 12th dynasty and the labyrinth would have contained millions upon millions of mud bricks. While mud bricks were a common building material, the pyramids and the Labyrinth were exceptional in that they would have required a very large work force to produce the mud bricks, let a lone assemble them into a pyramid and face them with limestone (quite a feat in itself). | The pyramids of the 12th dynasty and the labyrinth would have contained millions upon millions of mud bricks. While mud bricks were a common building material, the pyramids and the Labyrinth were exceptional in that they would have required a very large work force to produce the mud bricks, let a lone assemble them into a pyramid and face them with limestone (quite a feat in itself). | ||
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Houses and many other structures were also made out of mud bricks. A Jewish historian by the name of [[Josephus]], who lived around the time of Christ, records that "The Israelites were given the task of making pyramids". However, pre-Alexandrian Jews would never have used the word "pyramid" to describe their work. The best we can surmise is that they participated in mudbrick construction of large structures, such as mustabas or towers. | Houses and many other structures were also made out of mud bricks. A Jewish historian by the name of [[Josephus]], who lived around the time of Christ, records that "The Israelites were given the task of making pyramids". However, pre-Alexandrian Jews would never have used the word "pyramid" to describe their work. The best we can surmise is that they participated in mudbrick construction of large structures, such as mustabas or towers. | ||
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