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"This bit of accepted wisdom, that "...the Pyramids [were] built by slaves who were Jews.." (as stated in your message of 1 September), is a canard that does not deserve repetition. First, it is anachronistic and illogical. The "Pyramids" -- presumably the three great pyramids of Gizah and perhaps the earlier pyramids to the south, including the Step Pyramid of Sakkara -- were built in the Third and Fourth Dynasties, 2650-2575 BC and 2575-2467 BC. The Jews did not exist at that time. The ancestors of the Jews, the Hebrews or "Children of Israel" -- Bene Yisra'el -- did not enter Egypt until centuries later. If one looks at the biblical narrative, Joseph, son of Jacob aka Israel, who brought the people of Israel into Egypt to settle in the land of Goshen, was driven in a chariot just behind Pharaoh's. The Egyptians did not have the wheel when the great pyramids were built. By the time the Egyptians had wheels, and horses and chariots, the great pyramids were ancient. Even if one were to determine that the migration of the Sumerian/Chaldean Abraham from the Sumerian city of Ur to the land of the Canaanites took place around the predynastic or early dynastic periods of ancient Egypt, there would still have been no Jews in Egypt at the time -- or anywhere else for that matter. Second, recent scholarship on ancient Egypt has suggested -- concluded, perhaps -- that the pyramids were built by corvees of native Egyptians conscripted into temporary service on the pyramids, probably during the flood season when their labor on the farm could be spared. Managing these labor gangs were professional craftsmen whose villages near the pyramids have been under excavation and study".
Ronald Hilton - 9/6/01
The pulling of large rocks in ancient Egypt was done by oxen.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo there little evidence outside The Bible that the Jews were ever slaves in Egypt. If they were then the pyramid building age was all but over. The Great Pyramid of Khufu was built c.2500BC. Tradition maintains that the biblical pharaoh was Ramese II who reigned a thousand years later.
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∙ 12y agoJewish people did not build the pyramids, pyramid building had ceased about 300 years before. It was done by the Egyptians.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Egyptian slaves did.
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Who made the pyramids for the pharaohs?
No Jews the pyramids were built long before Israel
What did the Jews eat in Egypt as slaves?
the slaves built the pyramids and the palaces where the pharos lived.
Do Arabs or Jews live in Egypt?
The overwhelming majority of Egypt is Arab. There used to be a small minority of Jews in Egypt, but they are basically gone now. Most Egyptian Jews live in Israel today.
Who killed Jews in the past like Hitler?
Ancient Egyptians used Jews as slaves and when the Jewish population outnumbered the Egyptian, all the Jewish babies were killed. The Jews were exploited for hard labor and they have been prosecuted throughout history. Moses led the Jews out of Egypt to the promise land.
When did the Germans start shipping Jews to Poland?
Some Jews were transported from Germany to Poland in late 1939 and early 1940 on an 'experimental basis'. Routine transports of Jews from Germany to Poland began on 15 October 1941.
When were the pyramids invented?
The pyramids were not invented. The ancient Egyptian pyramids were built by Jews that were enslaved by Egyptians as gifts to the gods and as tombs for the dead Pharaohs to rest
Who made the pyramids for the pharaohs?
No Jews the pyramids were built long before Israel
What are the powers of judicial branch in Egypt?
The jews built the pyramids
What do Jews believe god did?
He brought them out of Egyptian slavery and gave the Torah to them (the Jews).
Who made the Jews slaves?
the Egyptian Pharaoh.
Did Jewish people build the Egyptians pyramids?
no, when the Jews were slaves in Egypt they built storage cities
What are egipt famous for?
Egypt is famous for many reasons. For its amazing buildings (The Pyramids, The Sphinx), its history, culture, and The river Nile. But this all depends on what different people look for and consider intresting.
What was the plan for the Jews?
It appears that the early plans were to get the Jews out of Germany, not genocide.
Do Egyptians believe in god?
The ancient Egyptians were possibly the first to believe in an afterlife. the pyramids were simply burial places for their kings, until they were taken up into the paradise they expected. The massive size of the pyramids protected the kings (or pharoahs) from grave robbers, as well as displaying the importance of the king, both for those left behind and for those in the afterlife. It seems that the pyramids were oriented towards the rising sun, demonstrating a religious significance. As with the ancients throughout the Middle East, the Egyptians worshipped the sun god.
What person would not free the israelites?
The Egyptian Pharaoh refused to release the Jews.
What did the Jews eat in Egypt as slaves?
the slaves built the pyramids and the palaces where the pharos lived.
How do Egyptians treat Jews these days?
These days, the Egyptians let Jewish in their country as equals, due to tourism laws. The Egyptian Jews were serially mistreated up to the point of their mass departure from Egypt in the early 1950s. Almost all Jews in Egypt are now tourists, but since many of those tourists come from Israel their money is better received than they are.
