[PioneerDrive]

Saw post earlier about King Tut and thought of this article that theorizes that King Tut was the firstborn killed in the passover of the Bible. Does anyone know about 18th dynasty Pharoahs, is this plausable or a leap of faith? (if you follow the link above, you have to scroll down quite a bit)

[Restorer]

Not bloody likely.

King Tut succeeded Akhenaton (sp?), the monotheist nut (by standards of the time) pharoah. Akhenaton is a really implausible candidate for the pharoah of the Exodus.

Also, if I remember correctly, King Tut ruled for 5 years or so after Akhenaton kicked the bucket. He didn't die as Crown Prince.

[orionblamblam]

> The year is about 1446 BC. The Egyptian pharaoh, his army and all the members of all the priesthoods have left in great haste. They are enraged that their entire slave population has fled...

Small problem: no evidence of this event has ever been found.

[jonno]

bump

[SunkenCiv]

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