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How we do we know that Joseph wasn't Hyksos?

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According to the ancient historian, Mantheo, the fifteenth dynasty of Egypt were a people known as the [Hyksos](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos) , literally the "rulers of foreign countries" or, as sometimes been translated "the Shepherd Kings." These Hyksos were the rulers of Egypt roughly 1700 BC, were clearly not Egyptian, and centered in and around Goshen - all facts that line up with the time period and story of [Joseph](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_(son_of_Jacob)) . Still, scholars do not think this is archeological "proof" of Joseph. Why is this the case?
Asked by Affable Geek (64310 rep)
Feb 21, 2012, 01:16 PM
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