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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. Owing to the remarkable similarities between the designer of the Step Pyramid and Joseph of the Bible, it is likely that the they were one in the same person. As the Egyptian dates are not reliable, the discrepancy between Biblical and Egyptian dates should not be considered a major objection to matching of Joseph with Imhotep (the sage who designed the Step Pyramid complex for Pharaoh Zozer of the third dynasty).
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| current | 06:07, 18 December 2012 | | 700 × 525 (198 KB) | Drnhawkins (talk | contribs) | 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. Owing to the remarkable |
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