Osarseph is a semi-mythical figure in the history of Ancient Egypt who has been equated with Moses. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Moses ( Latin: Moyses,; Greek: grc Mωυσής in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: ar موسىٰ His story is recounted by the Jewish historian Josephus, in his book Against Apion. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Against Apion (or Contra Apionem) was a polemical work written by Flavius Josephus as a defense of Judaism as a classical religion Josephus quotes from the now-lost writings of the Ptolemaic Egyptian historian Manetho (writing in the third or fourth century BC). The Ptolemaic dynasty (sometimes also known as the Lagids, from the name of Ptolemy I's father Lagus) was a Hellenistic Macedonian royal family Manetho (or Manethon) was an Egyptian Historian and Priest from Sebennytos ( Ancient Egyptian: Tjebnutjer) who
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According to Josephus, Manetho described Osarseph as a tyrannical high priest who rose to power during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep. He was part of the priesthood of Osiris at Heliopolis, and is supposed to have built up a following amongst "diseased" people, possibly lepers. Osiris ( Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Ausir Heliopolis (or On) ( Greek: or) meaning sun-city was one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, and capital of the 13th Lower Egyptian nome Leprosy (from the Greek lepi (λέπι meaning scales on a fish or Hansen's disease, is a chronic disease caused by the bacterium Amenhotep had a dream which he interpreted as divine advice to expel Osarseph and his diseased followers from the nation. He exiled them into Canaan where they organised a rebellion in alliance with the Canaanite population. Canaanites redirects here For the 1940s social and political movement in Israel, see Canaanites (movement. The Osarsephites then invaded Egypt, driving Amenhotep and his son Ramses, also known as Sethos, into exile. Menpehtyre Ramesses I (traditional English Ramesses or Ramses) was the founding Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt 's 19th dynasty. Menmaatre Seti I (also called Sethos I after the Greeks) was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt ( Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt) the son of Ramesses
Osarseph and his leper followers are said to have instituted a 13-year reign of religious oppression before Amenhotep and Ramesses/Sethos eventually returned to oust the usurpers, expel them from the nation, and restore the old Egyptian religion.
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Manetho apparently states that these events are the real history behind the biblical story of Moses and the Israelites, an argument that Josephus rejects as absurd. See also History of ancient Israel and Judah According to the Bible, the Israelites were the dominant group living in the Land of Israel. Many modern scholars interpret it as an early example of anti-Semitism (especially the claim that Jews are descendants of exiled lepers). Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility It is typically explained as a conflation of the story of Akhenaten's 12-year monotheistic regime with that of Moses as narrated in the Bible. Akhenaten (often alt: Akhnaten, or rarely Ikhnaton) (In English ˌɑkəˡnɑtən or approximately "AHK-en-AHT-en" his royal name Amenhotep Akhenaton was the successor of Amenhotep III, but did not usurp power from his father. Amenhotep III (sometimes read as Amenophis III meaning Amun is Satisfied was the ninth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. However, there seems to have been a co-regency period, which may have included two centres of power, one in the traditional capital of Thebes and one in Akhenaten's new capital at Amarna. Thebes ( Thēbai) was a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean on the east bank of the river Nile ( The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below ( Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnah) is located
There is also evidence of a major pandemic in Akhenaten's reign. A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through According to the Amarna letters Akhenaton sent a regiment of Sudanese Medjay troops to Canaan and Syria, which may have helped spread the pandemic throughout the Middle East. The Amarna letters (sometimes "Amarna correspondence" or "Amarna tablets" are an archive of correspondence on Clay tablets mostly diplomatic Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Medjay (also Medjai, Mazoi, Egyptian mDAy)&ndashfrom mDA, represents the name Ancient Egyptians gave to a region in northern Sudan&ndashwhere This may have been remembered and distorted as "the expulsion of lepers". After his death Akhenaten's monotheistic regime was replaced by supporters of the old religion, leading to a new dynasty headed by rulers called Ramesses and Seti (Sethos). Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence ( SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent Extraterrestrial life. The story also seems to incorporate aspects of the Canaanite Hyksos invasion of Egypt. The Hyksos ( Egyptian heqa khasewet, "foreign rulers" Greek,, Arabic,) were an Asiatic people who invaded the eastern Nile
Others identify Osarseph as Joseph, to which his name is very similar, a situation in which Joseph's interpretations of the dreams of the pharaoh are identified as the dreams of Amenhotep III. Joseph or Yosef (יוֹסֵ Standard Yosef Tiberian Yôsēp̄, يوسف Yusuf; "He These are not mutually exclusive interpretations; it is possible that Osarseph is both Joseph (interpreter of dreams and friend to the pharaoh) under Amenhotep III, and Moses (a monotheist, leading the rebellion) under Akhenaten. The identification of Osarseph is, for obvious reasons, highly controversial.
It is also possible that Osarseph is to be identified with Irsu, or Chancellor Bay, a powerful courtier in the interregnal period between the 19th and 20th Dynasties, during the reign of Amenmesse and Seti II and before the reign of Setmakhte and Ramses III. Chancellor Bay was an important Asiatic official in ancient Egypt who rose to prominence and high office under Seti II Userkheperure Setepenre and later became an influential Chancellor Bay was an important Asiatic official in ancient Egypt who rose to prominence and high office under Seti II Userkheperure Setepenre and later became an influential The Eighteenth Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title New Kingdom. The Eighteenth Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title New Kingdom. Amenmesse (also Amenmesses or Amenmose) was the 5th ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, possibly the son of Seti II (or Sethos II) was the fifth ruler of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and reigned from 1203 BC - 1197 BC Usimare Ramses III (also written Ramesses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great Following his fall from power, Pharaoh Setnakhte and his son Rameses III are recorded in the Elephantine stele and Harris Papyrus as expelling Asiatics from Egypt. Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte (or Setnakht) was the first Pharaoh ( 1190 BC &ndash 1186 BC) of the Twentieth Dynasty of the Usimare Ramses III (also written Ramesses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great Papyrus Harris I is also known as the Great Harris Papyrus and (less accurately simply the Harris Papyrus (though there are a number of other papyri in the Harris
Whether Manetho had access to any authentic records of the Amarna era, or to an actual expulsion of lepers, is not known. Records of his king lists are inconsistent and are not esy to reconcile with the historical record, but they appear to based on authentic records. [1] His account is not unique. Tacitus also claims that the Jews originated as a diseased people expelled from Egypt. Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca 56 &ndash ca 117 was a senator and a Historian of the Roman Empire. [2] According to some traditions, Miriam was said to suffer from leprosy. Miriam ( but it might be derived originally from an Egyptian name myr "beloved" or mr "Love" or even Meryamun "beloved of Amun"
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