Understanding Palestine

First, semantics. "Jew" and "Hebrew" have precise definitions and are not the same, even if both are derived from the same bloodline. From that perspective, there are a few things to consider:
- The tomb of Amenemhat I, founder of the 12th Dynasty, whom most consider to have been a usurper, is the only tomb permanently closed to the public, almost since its discovery. My bad that i don't remember his name but the Brit who discovered the tomb was murdered shortly after releasing his findings. Among these, he most significant was that the names "Abraham" and "Amenemhat" are used interchangeably in the tomb. Since pharaohs adopted a name upon taking the throne, it was concluded that the name, Amenemhat, was taken after his ascension, and that Abraham was his birth name.
- In a letter to the reigning pharaoh, carved into the walls at Karnak, the 18th Century BC Egyptian governor of Canaan described the Hebrews as invading "Asiatic" thugs armed with Aryan weapons. At that time, anyone or thing from east of the Tigris.was considered "Asiatic". It was from his description of their weapons, the crossbow and horse-drawn chariot, never before seen in Canaan or Egypt, that it can be ascertained they had Aryan weapons, with which they marauded across Canaan, pillaging and laying waste the countryside.This is where it gets interesting. As the Bible indicates, drought drove the Hebrews down into Lower Egypt which, at that time, was divided from Upper Egypt. What the Bible doesn't mention is that they usurped the crown and ruled as the Hyksos, the Shepherd Kings.
The Hebrews launched a war against Pharaoh Ahmose, of Upper Egypt, ostensibly over continued bull and calf worship in the new Age of Aries the Ram. Ever heard of using religion as a fig leaf for military aggression? Ahmose defeated them and then, granted them exile in his province of Canaan, provided they agree to act as his mercenaries, keeping rebellious Canaanite tribes under firm Egyptian rule.
In fact, the Bible is an accurate historical account only the authors chose to hide the real identities of the cast of characters. "God gave us this land". Not quite. Ahmose, aka Yahweh, granted them exile in return for mercenary services. That might explain why Yahweh was such an angry, vindictive, foreskin-coveting piece of work.
The fictional Kings David and Solomon were based on the real historical Pharaohs Psusennes and his son, Siamon. Psusennes ruled at the same time as David, for the same # of yrs, and he fought the same Canaanite tribes as David. His emblem, found on his cartouches, was the Star of Remphan, aka the Star of David.
Strip away the magic, the miracles and the myths, and apply the all-too-common appropriate human traits, such as greed, ambition, cruelty, lust, passion, and that Biblical cast of characters can be seen to morph into the real historical record.. This could explain the unbridled hubris and sense of entitlement displayed by this particular tribe. [show less]

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