The Hyksos, Kings of Egypt and the land of Edom

This document sets forth the theory that the Edomites were the ancient Hyksos who invaded Egypt. If you are interested in investigating such a theory, we ask that you extend us the courtesy of starting at the beginning of the document, in order to follow our line of reasoning. Please note that this document has been split into fifteen web pages and comprises over 30,000 words. It was first published in 1962 under the title “Whence Came the Hyksos, Kings of Egypt” and has been revised and updated for publication on this website.

 

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Hyksos	Edomites
Empire existed about 300 to 200 years before Exodus.	Formed a great kingdom about 300 - 200 years before the Exodus
Empire took in southern fringe of Canaan and likely reached Euphrates	Edomite kingdom took in southern fringes of Canaan and reached Euphrates at Rehoboth.
Were mainly Semites	Were mainly Semites
Included a strong Hurri element	Included a strong Horite element
May have been connected with the Hittites	Connected with Hittites
Had horses and used horses in warfare	Had horses and describe use of horse in battle
Were possibly shepherds and nomads	Edomites were shepherds and were nomadic in origin
Linked with Arabians	Inter-related with Arabians
Linked with Canaanites	Inter-related with Canaanites
Called Barbarians, ie of a lower material standard to Egyptians	Did not posses a settled, cultural life like the Egyptians
Capital city (Avaris) not in their own country	Capital cities often not in their own country
Worshiped Sutekh (Seth) or Baal	Drifted to Baal worship

Table of Contents

	Foreword
Chapter One	The Enormous Hyksos Empire
Chapter Two	The Mixed Origin of the Edomites
Chapter Three	The Birth of the Kingdom of Edom
Chapter Four	The Book of Job
Chapter Five	The Hyksos-Edomite Empire
Chapter Six	The Hyksos Used Horses
Chapter Seven	Religion and Date of Edomite Empire
Chapter Eight	Where Did They Go?
Chapter Nine	Further Considerations
Appendix 1	End Notes
Appendix 2	Earliest Horses in Egypt
Appendix 3	Hyksos Influence in Canaanite Cities
Appendix 4	Comparison Table
Appendix 5	Chronological Table
Appendix 6	Maps
Appendix 7	Bibliography

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