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The Israelites had been in Egypt for 430-80=350 years and had been forced into slavery for about 150 years since the start of the 12th dynasty. | The Israelites had been in Egypt for 430-80=350 years and had been forced into slavery for about 150 years since the start of the 12th dynasty. | ||
Amenemhet III, the 6th pharaoh of the 12 dynasty, the last pharaoh to build a great pyramid, had an ambitious building program. His first pyramid at Dashur had flawed foundations and so he built a second pyramid at Hawara. He also build the Labyrinth considered, in it's day, to be one of the great wonders of the world by Heroditis. Both of his pyramids were constructed with a core that contained millions upon millions of mud bricks (as was the case for all the pyramids of the 12th dynasty). The labyrinth was a mortuary building that had over one thousand rooms. It was also built from mud bricks and was equal in grandeur to the pyramids themselves. | [[Amenemhet III]], the 6th pharaoh of the 12 dynasty, the last pharaoh to build a great pyramid, had an ambitious building program. His first pyramid at [[Dashur]] had flawed foundations and so he built a second pyramid at [[Hawara]]. He also build the [[Labyrinth]] considered, in it's day, to be one of the great wonders of the world by [[Heroditis]]. Both of his pyramids were constructed with a core that contained millions upon millions of mud bricks (as was the case for all the pyramids of the 12th dynasty). The labyrinth was a mortuary building that had over one thousand rooms. It was also built from mud bricks and was equal in grandeur to the pyramids themselves. | ||
The Israelites now numbered around 2 million and the Bible says that their chief occupation was making mud bricks for the Pharaoh. | The Israelites now numbered around 2 million and the Bible says that their chief occupation was making mud bricks for the Pharaoh. | ||
Petrie found a workers village at Kahun, not far from Hawara, where the 12th dynasty pyramids were centered. From his detailed collection of scarabs found in the village, he was able to determine that the village had been occupied from the time of Sesostris II (Senusret II) up until the time of Neferhotep I. The village appeared to have been evacuated fairly suddenly. Petrie also found numerous boxes containing the skeletons of one, two or three babies at a time. The boxes were found under the floors of the houses in the village and were left almost to commemorate the deaths hundreds of babies in the town. | [[Petrie]] found a workers village at [[Kahun]], not far from [[Hawara]], where the 12th dynasty pyramids were centered. From his detailed collection of scarabs found in the village, he was able to determine that the village had been occupied from the time of [[Sesostris II]] ([[Senusret II]]) up until the time of [[Neferhotep I]]. The village appeared to have been evacuated fairly suddenly. Petrie also found numerous boxes containing the skeletons of one, two or three babies at a time. The boxes were found under the floors of the houses in the village and were left almost to commemorate the deaths hundreds of babies in the town. | ||
The thirteenth dynasty was only a short dynasty but there was a quick succession of Pharaohs. [[Neferhotep I]] was the longest ruling pharaoh of that dynasty, ruling 11 yrs. His body was never found. As the save village at [[Kahun]] was occupied up until the time of [[Neferhotep I]] and Neferhotep I ruled 20 to 30 years after the end of the 12th dynasty, it is likely that [[Neferhotep I]] was the Exodus Pharaoh whom Moses confronted when he returned from Exile. | The thirteenth dynasty was only a short dynasty but there was a quick succession of Pharaohs. [[Neferhotep I]] was the longest ruling pharaoh of that dynasty, ruling 11 yrs. His body was never found. As the save village at [[Kahun]] was occupied up until the time of [[Neferhotep I]] and Neferhotep I ruled 20 to 30 years after the end of the 12th dynasty, it is likely that [[Neferhotep I]] was the Exodus Pharaoh whom Moses confronted when he returned from Exile. | ||
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The loss of [[Moses and Amenemhet IV|Moses-Amenemhet IV]] in itself was a big blow to [[Amenemhet III]] as it meant that he had no male successor to the throne. His daughter [[Sobeknefru]] had to take over when he died. She did not build a pyramid and there are very few monuments commemorating her. [[Amenemhet IV|Amenemhet IV's]] tomb and mummy have never been found. This is likely to be because [[Amenemhet IV]] was [[Moses]] who fled to Midian and then returned 40 years later to confront a different pharaoh ([[Neferhotep I]]), and lead the Israelites out of Egypt. | The loss of [[Moses and Amenemhet IV|Moses-Amenemhet IV]] in itself was a big blow to [[Amenemhet III]] as it meant that he had no male successor to the throne. His daughter [[Sobeknefru]] had to take over when he died. She did not build a pyramid and there are very few monuments commemorating her. [[Amenemhet IV|Amenemhet IV's]] tomb and mummy have never been found. This is likely to be because [[Amenemhet IV]] was [[Moses]] who fled to Midian and then returned 40 years later to confront a different pharaoh ([[Neferhotep I]]), and lead the Israelites out of Egypt. | ||
The Exodus of the Israelites was an even bigger blow to Egypt because Egypt lost not only it's slave labor force, it lost it's army, it's pharaoh, it's transportation system, it's firstborn children and much of it's crops and animals. It is little wonder that Egypt was not able to undertake massive projects like the construction of pyramids after the Exodus had taken place. What's more, Egypt had lost all of it's defenses and was recovering from the plaques that had besmitten it. Consequently, Egypt was vulnerable to invasion and this is just what happened. Egypt was invaded by the [[Hyksos]] (also known as the Amu or the [[Amalekites]]) shortly after the Exodus. | The Exodus of the Israelites was an even bigger blow to Egypt because Egypt lost not only it's slave labor force, it lost it's army, it's pharaoh, it's transportation system, it's firstborn children and much of it's crops and animals. It is little wonder that Egypt was not able to undertake massive projects like the construction of pyramids after the Exodus had taken place. What's more, Egypt had lost all of it's defenses and was recovering from the plaques that had besmitten it. Consequently, Egypt was vulnerable to invasion and this is just what happened. Egypt was invaded by the [[Hyksos]] (also known as the Amu or the [[Amalekites]]) shortly after the Exodus. The [[Hyksos]] set up a fort at Avaris where they occupied and controlled Lower Egypt for the next 400 years. During this time, the Israelites were in the wilderness for 40 years and then in the [[Promised Land]] where they were ruled by a series of Judges. | ||
== Which Princess found Moses in a basket amongst the reeds of the Nile? == | == Which Princess found Moses in a basket amongst the reeds of the Nile? == | ||
