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The Dahshur necropolis is one of Egypt's afterlife mysteries. These captivating lesser-known pyramids, once ancient homes of pharaohs' souls continue to awe us today!

The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text from the beginning of the New Kingdom, which is used as a guide to navigate the underworld.

Today we break from our Women In  The Bible series to hear from our guest blogger, Joseph DeWayne Parks RN, BSN.  Joseph is going to teach about the

The Hyksos ruled over Lower Egypt during 2000 BC. Traditionally, the Hyksos are considered invaders who conquered Egypt by force. How accurate is this story?

In this series I will be discussing the role Ancient Egypt played in the formation of the Jewish faith and its sacred texts.

Following on from the volume in which he discussed the Middle Kingdom, John Romer’s new book considers the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom from 1550 BCE to 1070 BCE. This is generally romanticised as one of the great ‘golden ages’ of ancient Egyptian history in which the state reached its pinnacle of power. In this period

Israeli archaeologist Ze’ev Herzog (b. 1941) wrote on 29 October 1999 in Haaretz: This is what archaeologists have learned . . . the Israelites were never I present a good deal of archaeological & historical evidence for Hebrews / Semites in Egypt, from 750 years before the Exodus; and also show biblical parallels.

Ancient records always referred to a vast powerful "Kingdom of Kush." Robert E. Howard had his barbarian hero, Conan, run into Kushites a number of times. The New Testament referred to all of Nubia as Kush, because Kush was the name of one of the sons of Ham who settled northeast Africa.

A pile of severed hands has been discovered in Egypt revealing evidence of a gruesome “trophy-taking” practice introduced by the Hyksos people.

"Copper in Ancient Egypt" published on 26 Apr 2023 by Brill.