If you believe in the story of the Exodus, the ancestors of all Jews were in Egypt, not just Sephardim. As for the first Jewish communities in Egypt (that would eventually become the Mizrahi Jewish Egyptian population), these began to crop up during the Ptolemaic Greek period. While the Ptolemies used the term "Pharaoh" to describe themselves, they were Greek both ethnically and in ruling-style.
Yes. The Israelites were one unified people for the first one thousand years of their history.
No. Tutankhamen is from nearly 100 years prior to the supposed date of the Exodus. The Pharaoh commonly cited is Ramses II.
They came to Spain during the Roman Diaspora period.
The Jews had many jobs during their 200 year stay in Egypt. In the early years they were herdsmen. Joseph was the most powerful man in Egypt apart from Pharaoh. Daniel, was raised and trained in the royal court. Later, as slaves, they probably worked in virtually every menial position. The princess tasked Moses' mother to be his wet nurse. They made bricks for construction projects. Daniel was the second only to Pharaoh.
Ashkenazi or Sephardic Jews
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.
The Jews became slaves.
No. Tutankhamen is from nearly 100 years prior to the supposed date of the Exodus. The Pharaoh commonly cited is Ramses II.
They came to Spain during the Roman Diaspora period.
Rice (regardless of type) is classified as 'kitniyot'. This means that Ashkenazi Jews will not eat it during Passover but some Sephardi and Mizrachi groups will.
Sephardic Jews are called Sephardic because they originally lived in Sepharad, the ancient name Jews used for Spain. With the Spanish inquisition, Sephardi Jews fled Spain or were forced out and moved throughout Europe, into the Middle East, and even places like South America and the Caribbean.
the murpurgos where sephardic Jews
Ashkenazi or Sephardic Jews
The Jews had many jobs during their 200 year stay in Egypt. In the early years they were herdsmen. Joseph was the most powerful man in Egypt apart from Pharaoh. Daniel, was raised and trained in the royal court. Later, as slaves, they probably worked in virtually every menial position. The princess tasked Moses' mother to be his wet nurse. They made bricks for construction projects. Daniel was the second only to Pharaoh.
No. The Sefardic Jews are a slight minority in Israel.
Moses got the Hebrew slaves Fred from the Egyptian Pharaoh.
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When Joseph was in Egypt and served the pharaoh well,all those Jews were then welcomed in Egypt at the time of the famine. But that pharaoh died and a new pharaoh took his place, and then the trouble started, may be he was afraid of their number increasing. So slowly they were taken as slaves.