During the reign of Ahmose I, Upper Egypt evicted the Hyksos from Lower Egypt and reunited the country. The Hyksos were Canaanites and Ahmose chased them back there and established 4 centuries of Egyptian rule of Canaan.
On a tomb inscription from one of his officers is a story of how Ahmose was called away from the siege of the Hyksos capital, Avaris, to deal with a revolt. While away his generals negotiated an end to the siege and allowed the Hyksos to withdraw back to Canaan. Upon his return, Ahmose disavowed the negotiations and went after them. Sound familiar? He did not drown in any fucking miracle though. He crushed the Hyksos at Sharuhen. In any case, the Hyksos were rulers - not slaves.
What we have is a rather garbled memory, written down many centuries later, of that tale to suit the political aspirations of later rulers of Judah.
On a tomb inscription from one of his officers is a story of how Ahmose was called away from the siege of the Hyksos capital, Avaris, to deal with a revolt. While away his generals negotiated an end to the siege and allowed the Hyksos to withdraw back to Canaan. Upon his return, Ahmose disavowed the negotiations and went after them. Sound familiar? He did not drown in any fucking miracle though. He crushed the Hyksos at Sharuhen. In any case, the Hyksos were rulers - not slaves.
What we have is a rather garbled memory, written down many centuries later, of that tale to suit the political aspirations of later rulers of Judah.
