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Ham because his descendants located there after Babel. In the Bible, Egypt was the most powerful
kingdom in the world around 1400 BC, during the story of Moses.

Egypt is famous for the Pyramids and Sphinx and mummies. Ancient Egypt was divided into Lower Egypt
and Upper Egypt; its chief cities were Memphis in the north and Thebes in the south. The Nile River if
the life blood of the land. It is actually two rivers, the White Nile, which rises in the Victoria Nyanza, and
the Blue Nile, which rises in the Abyssianian Mountains. These two rivers unite in the town of Khartoum
and from there is courses 1,800 miles north to the Mediterranean Sea through its two branches. Its
length measured by its
course is around 3,700
miles, the longest in
the world. The river
rises 24 feet at Cairo
th
between the 20 and
th
30 of September and
falls as much by the
middle of May, like
clockwork.
Archeologists have
had a field day
discovering artifacts in
the tombs of the kings and temples. The archaeological discoveries have also impressed scientists a
respect for Biblical historical accuracy. Discoveries like the Rosetta stone and others confirm the
historicity of the Bible.

The yellow area on the map above is a map of ancient Egypt at the time of Moses. Notice that the
Egyptian Empire covered the entire northeastern corner of Africa and all of the Middle East up to
Turkey.

The Egyptians controlled this area of land from 3050 BC through the Ptolemaic period in 30 BC, when
conquered finally by the Romans. The history of ancient Egypt occurred as a series of stable kingdoms
called dynasties separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods (three of
them). Throughout this period of time, Egypt was invaded a number of times by the Hyksos, the
Libyans, Assyrians, Persians, and finally the Macedonians under the command of Alexander the Great.

4.4 Let’s Practice…

1. Why was Isaac’s birth so miraculous?

2. What was Isaac’s primary home base?

3. What is significant about the childhood journey of Isaac to Mt. Moriah?

4. Why is Beersheba such an important landmark in Israel?

5. How did God use Persia to accomplish His plan for Israel?

6. How did God use Egypt to accomplish His plan for Israel?

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