Please answer my question on ancient Hebrews and Egypt?

Question

I tried asking it in R&S, but it seems that peoples only intent is to tell me that the Exodus never happened.

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If some believe that Ancient Hebrews in Ancient Egypt were not slaves, then what was there social and economical status in ancient Egypt.

Thank You:

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Answer 1

they was jews who converted to christianity who converted to islam "they all was Egyptians" , not hebrews.....what makes u think that judism is a nation not a religion?

Answer 2

Initially, Jacob's sons and their families went down to Egypt in a difficult economic period. At first, they were allowed to settle there and worked independently in agriculture. As the brothers of Joseph, the vizier of the ruling Pharaoh, they had standing although they were foreigners. However, after the old Pharoah died, the new ruler and his advisors grew wary of this successful and growing group of outsiders. There was a fear that these foreigners would eventually unite with the enemies of the Egyptian ruler. The ancient Egyptians began to treat the bnei Yisrael /Children of Israel (Jacob) harshly, and exploited them as slave labor for 210 years.

Amazing archeological evidence of the above period was uncovered in Israel. At the site of an altar from 1250 B.C.E., seals and gold Egyptian earrings from the period of Ramses II were found.

Answer 3

i believe they were slaves and been mistreated.

everybody hate jews, why ancient Egyptians are exception??

Answer 4

They were growing wheat as labours.

Answer 5

The problem when addressing this subject is that the information comes only from one source, the Torah. There isn't any trace for it in the Egyptian history or  on temple walls like other events.

The Egyptian History is talking about the Hyksos who ruled Egypt for sometime till they were kicked out. It is almost the same time mentioned in the Torah for the presence of the Jews in Egypt and the slavery forced to who remained of them after their defeat (almost 400 years). Their are some villages in the Nile Delta where the Hyksos settled which carry Jewish names like Tell el Yahudiyeh  in Eastern Delta.

These links may be useful for you:

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/tellel...

http://www.hermetics.org/exodus.html

http://www.yahwehsword.org/mosheh/13_yis...

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/tellel...

Answer 6

About the ancient Egyption they used to respect their ruler as if they were gods they worship them they did all diffcult jobs but this was because of the love and respect .If you mean that they were forced to do anything you're completely wrong no one can be that creative or innovator build these marvolus monuments we see now unless he loves what he do.

That don't obstruct that there were bad rulers who treated their nation badly and forced them to do hard works such as Pharaoh of Moses.