There is a wide range of scholarly opinion concerning the pharaoh associated with Joseph and Moses. Hyksos for Genesis and Rameses for Exodus – Both Can’t Be True The earlier material from Genesis and Exodus is based on epic storytelling, with an eye to aesthetic narration, whereas the later material from Kings is based on royal annals, with an eye towards historical accuracy this explains the lack of specific names in Genesis and Exodus. It is for this reason that scholars must debate under whom Joseph served, who instituted the slavery, and who was the pharaoh of the Exodus.īy contrast, Shoshenq I (943-922), founder of the 22nd Dynasty is the first Egyptian pharaoh mentioned by name in the Bible, under the Hebrew form שִׁישַׁק šišaq, appearing as “Shishak” in most English Bibles. Genesis and Exodus mention various Egyptian kings, or Pharaohs (derived from ancient Egyptian pr ʿ3 ‘great house’), but never mention their names.
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