The BBC reports this fascinating discovery: Ancient Egyptian city located in Nile Delta by radar.
An ancient Egyptian city believed to be Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos people who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been located by radar, Egypt’s culture ministry says. . . . A team of Austrian archaeologists used radar imaging to find the underground outlines of the city in the Nile Delta, a now densely populated area. The Hyksos were foreign occupiers from Asia who ruled Egypt for a century. Avaris was their summer capital, near what is now the town of Tal al-Dabaa.
Might this Hyksos period in Egyptian history correspond in the biblical narrative (Genesis 41-50) to the time when Joseph and his Hebrew family had gained a privileged position in that country?
June 22nd, 2010 | 10:33 am | #1
[...] And, here’s a BBC story about the discovery of an ancient Egyptian city that they think might have been the Hyksos capital. (HT Evangel) [...]
June 23rd, 2010 | 5:59 am | #2
It is highly plausible that it was the Hyksos pharaoh who elevated Joseph and that the transition to the next dynasty was how the Israelites became out of favor. If you’re suggesting that it’s the presence of the Israelites that constitutes the Hyksos rule, I don’t think there’s any reason to think that. The Hyksos Pharaoh was semitic himself, so the Hyksos would have to have been there before Joseph.
June 23rd, 2010 | 7:01 am | #3
Thanks, Jeremy.
June 24th, 2010 | 7:33 am | #4
Wow! This is exciting! I wonder if it is possible to excavate?
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