The Hebrew Pharoahs

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is a quick read and maybe the more erudite amongst are familiar with the hypotheses espoused therein.

To summarize what the hypotheses are:

Dr. Ahmed Osman, an Egyptian trained Muslim lawyer thought about the line in the Old Testament about Joseph being a father to Pharoah. This started him thinking.

He found a nonroyal buried in the Valley of the Kings, instead of Nobles, found in the early twentieth century.

He notes how the mummy has the appearance of a Semite as opposed to Egyptian.

I ramble:

He has a couple of theses.

First, that Hebrew points Abram who came from Haran actually gave Sarai to Pharoah to wife. That Isaac didn't look like either of them. He also points in Haran a man who married a woman also called her his sister.

Second point, he goes in detail examining the Koran and Genesis to examine the stories of Abram and Joseph. He examines the dig of the burial spot of Yuya. Examines information about his wife and children, one of which was married to Amenhotep III.

He also concludes that the Israelites were only in Egypt about 70 years, not 430 years as religious traditions wish us to believe.

I'm not saying the book is scholarly, but it's an interesting read. It is interesting for him to compare the Talmudic traditions with the Islamic traditions in this matter.

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The Hebrew Pharoahs book also discusses the Esau sale of birthright for "pottage". According to traditions, Jacob was aware of Isaac's birthright through Pharoah, but Esau being in the desert as a nomad, could either have his rights here in the desert that seemed very real, or receive an unknown kingly right for a land to which Esau never believed his family would return. This tradition finally makes that story make sense.