The pyramids weren’t built by slaves.
The pyramids weren’t built by Israelites either - whether slaves or otherwise. They date from before 2200 BC and the earliest Semitic presence is 1500 BC.
There are pyramid builders tombs nearby and the builders were native Egyptian (kemet) farmers who were paid and who worked during the agricultural “off season” when the Nile flooded (which made the land fertile) — think of it as a grand social construction to bring the nation of 1 million people (yup, that was its population) together - similar to the building of the grand cathedrals of Europe were communal activities.
One of the sons of Ramses II, Khaemwasset, restored the Old Kingdom Pyramid of Unas in the period 1300 - 1200 BC ... because by his time it was dilapidated. Unfortunately ... today it looks like mostly a pile of rubble, though there’s enough left to tell what the angles were and estimate its original height.
One of the sons of Ramses II, Khaemwasset, restored the 5th Kingdom -Old Kingdom Pyramid of Unas in the period 1300 - 1200 BC ... because by his time [19th dynasty?] it was dilapidated. Unfortunately ... today it looks like mostly a pile of rubble, though there’s enough left to tell what the angles were and estimate its original height.
Interesting- I didn’t know about this one since Egypt’s never been my thing :
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/history/old-kingdom/5th-dynasty/unas/pyramid-complex-of-unas/pyramid-of-unas.html
Well there you go. Better fwd that info to Blm pronto lol