That is a stretch. Why use a pyramid shape of colossal proportions instead of a series of smaller cylindrical silos that could be easily built around the kingdom?
I thought Joseph was supposed to be a smart guy.
Gen. 41:48 He stored it in the cities.
…47During the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly. 48So he gathered all the food of these seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. 49Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.
“That is a stretch. Why use a pyramid shape of colossal proportions instead of a series of smaller cylindrical silos that could be easily built around the kingdom? I thought Joseph was supposed to be a smart guy.”
I don’t know why. Very thick stone produced cool walls and interior chamber that made the grain keep well for a longer period of time? Was it hot in the desert? Maybe that was “smart” back then.