From Abraham to the Exodus

Submitted by Lujack Skylark (United States), Apr 18, 2012 at 20:51

Abraham lived 1992-1817 B.C. (Genesis 25:7) Isaac lived 1892-1712 B.C. (Genesis 35:28) Jacob lived 1832-1685 B.C. (Genesis 47:28) Jacob entered Egypt at age 130 in 1702 B.C. (Genesis 47:9) Joseph lived 1741-1631 B.C. Joseph saw the third generation in Egypt. (Genesis 50:23)

Levi lived for 137 years. (Exodus 6:16) Moses great-grandfather Levi lived 1747-1610 B.C. enterning Egypt in 1702 B.C. at age 45. Kohath Moses grandfather lived 1714-1581 B.C. Kohath entered Egypt in 1702 B.C. at age 12. (Exodus 6:18) Moses father Amram lived 1684-1547 B.C. (Exodus 6:20) and Moses was 80 years old at the Exodus in 1495 B.C. so Moses was born in 1575 B.C. Moses lived for 120 years 1575-1455 B.C.

Joseph served an Egyptian pharoah at a time when foreigners entered Egypt trading their horses for bread. (Genesis 41:41:43 & Genesis 47:13-17) Joseph controlled the economies of both Egypt and Canaan. Joseph bought all the land for the pharoah. (Genesis 47:20-22) Only one pharoah secured all of Egypt's land except for the priest land was Egyptian pharoah Senusret III.

Joseph lived for 110 years entering Egypt at age 17 spending 93 years in Egypt. The Oxford History of Egypt by Ian Shaw states Senusret III reigned for 39 years, Amenemhet III reigned 45 years and Amenemhet IV reigned 9 years = 93 years! Joseph entered Egypt just as Senusret II had died. Joseph served all three Egyptian kings. Joseph died and Amenemhet IV would mysteriously die some few months later.

Archaeologist digging around Memphis have determined the Hyksos/Canaanites came to Egypt in peace and not war. There was peace in Egypt as long as Joseph lived. Senusret III 1724-1685 B.C. Amenemhet III 1685-1640 B.C. & Amenemhet IV 1640-1631 B.C.

While Joseph had settled at Heliopolis, Egypt (Biblical On Genesis 41:45) the Canaanite/Hyksos settled peacefully under the guidance of their ruler Sheshi at Avaris, Egypt 1702-1699 B.C. Yakubher 1699-1690 B.C. name = Yakub, Yacov or Jacob. The Canaanites in Egypt live in peace. Khyan 1690-1660 B.C. this Hyksos/Canaanite ruler at Avaris has trade with Babylon and the island of Crete. Egyptian king Amenemhet III 1685-1640 B.C. also has trade with Babylon and the island of Crete. Apepi I 1660-1619 B.C. Joseph and Amenemhet IV die in 1631 B.C. The Abydos Egyptian kings list states the next Egyptian king after Amenemhet IV is Ahmose but evidence suggests a queen Sobekneferu reigned for 3 years which would be 1631-1628 B.C. (Biblical Chronological Time)

Do you believe a the Hyksos king Apepi I was awaken by a hippo's roar some 500 miles away in Thebes?The Hyksos went to war over a hippos roar?This children's tale is used to explain away how the 12th dynasty ended and the 18th really began. Apepi I would totally defeat the forces of Seqenenre Tao in 1631 B.C. The Thebean Tao is killed. Both Queen Sobekneferu and Thebean Kamose have a 3 year reign 1631-1628 B.C. Kamose is also killed before Ahmose would reign. The Thebeans tried to cover up an Egyptian civil war.

Thebean Mentuhotep IV was slain by Amenemhet I and Thebean Ahmose family likely slew Amenemhet IV whose history the Thebeans tried covering up with the Hippo child's story.

Ahmose reign 1628-1603 B.C. he defeats Hyksos/Canaanite king Apepi II or Khamadi who reigned at Avaris 1619-1608 B.C. Ahmose drives the Hyksos/Canaanites back into Canaan. The Canaanite/Hyksos actually spent some 94 years in Egypt 1702-1608 B.C. entering Egypt at the same time as Jacob. These Canaanites left in the first Exodus. The Hebrew Exodus is in 1495 B.C.

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