[captmar-vell]

I think that’s close, but i think it was his son Amenhotep II,

Hatshepsut may be correct,

The timing for the Exodus (I believe) was approx 1448 BC,

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3147487/posts?page=13#13

[gleeaikin]

I am also of the opinion it was during this part of the 18th dynasty. 12th dynasty is much too early. Exodus was at least 400 years after Abraham who was around 12th dynasty. There were dark skinned, curly haired people found east of the Black Sea who may have been Egyptians posted there by Sesosteris II or someone in that era.