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  Why is Pharaoh's name not given in the book of Genesis?

  by VM44 in

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  why is pharaoh's (or rather pharaohs', as there were more than one) not given in the book of genesis?.

  did the writer (or compiler) of the book have something to gain by not being precise as to the idientity of pharaoh?.

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  ***Is that really true?***
  
  I don't for one moment consider the Insight volumes an objective reference, just sharing what it says about named and anonymous pharaohs.
  Where I put the ellipsis it reads, (see CHRONOLOGY [Egyptian Chronology]; EGYPT, EGYPTIAN [History]).
  
  To summarize the WT spin: Manetho's work is fraught with errors, modern historians' dates are wrong because Egyptian history *must* have
  begun after the global Flood, and Egyptian scribes should be suspicious for their carefulness, truthfulness, and moral integrity.
  
  "The pharaoh ruling at the time of the Exodus is not named in the Bible; hence, efforts to identify him are based on conjecture. This
  partly explains why modern historians' calculations of the date of the Exodus vary from 1441 to 1225 B.C.E., a difference of over 200 years."
  
  "Egyptian history from secular sources is very uncertain, especially for the earliest periods." Meanwhile, "The report of the major events
  of Joseph's life presents a picture of Egypt that is undeniably accurate." Bible = Good, Secular Sources = Bad.
  
  ~Sue
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  Why is Pharaoh's name not given in the book of Genesis?

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  why is pharaoh's (or rather pharaohs', as there were more than one) not given in the book of genesis?.

  did the writer (or compiler) of the book have something to gain by not being precise as to the idientity of pharaoh?.

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  "Insight on the Scriptures" lists *eight* anonymous pharaohs in the Hebrew Scriptures.
  
  "The pharaohs named in the Bible are Shishak, So, Tirhaka, Nechoh, and Hophra, each of these being considered under separate articles in this work. There is some question whether Zerah the Ethiopian was a ruler of Egypt or not. Other pharaohs are left anonymous. Because of the confused state of Egyptian chronology, ... it is not possible to connect these pharaohs to those of secular history with certainty."
  
  ~Sue
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  JWD 2008 ... 218 Countries Served

  by Simon in

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  wow, i just looked at the stats from last year and we had visits from 218 different countries!

  rankcountryvisits1united states1,199,9332united kingdom167,0173canada159,7444australia51,7955germany21,2056france16,3637ireland15,4438netherlands14,2769sweden11,74510brazil11,06311japan10,36512norway9,85213new zealand8,84514south africa8,27215italy7,67116belgium7,58417poland7,38618finland6,54519spain6,43320denmark5,97821puerto rico5,95722mexico5,65423philippines4,87224india4,53225portugal3,62826trinidad and tobago2,53827peru2,51528(not set)2,38929greece2,37030ukraine2,14231switzerland2,12632austria2,11533romania2,07734russia1,88835cyprus1,88036south korea1,79937singapore1,56038czech republic1,41639chile1,21440hungary1,17741china1,16142malaysia1,08243croatia1,06944argentina1,06945barbados1,05246colombia1,02647estonia1,02248indonesia94749nigeria94150turkey81051jamaica78952israel76853hong kong75454luxembourg75455venezuela74556united arab emirates69557ecuador68958saudi arabia55659ghana53460latvia53261slovakia51062taiwan46463dominican republic46264bahamas44165new caledonia43566egypt43567iceland42368thailand42069bermuda38870bulgaria34371pakistan33872kenya33073serbia and montenegro30074vietnam27975netherlands antilles27576costa rica26977iran26378el salvador26079lithuania25680serbia25481slovenia24882malta22083afghanistan21284ivory coast19685guatemala18486sri lanka18487lebanon17788nicaragua16789antigua and barbuda16790macedonia16191zambia15992moldova15793morocco15594ethiopia15595cameroon14096qatar13897panama13198mozambique12099kuwait120100fiji115101bolivia112102jersey111103u.s.

  virgin islands106104mauritius105105uruguay104106honduras96107zimbabwe94108madagascar92109jordan92110senegal87111bahrain86112martinique85113georgia79114guam79115albania77116uganda77117botswana74118guadeloupe70119tunisia70120bosnia and herzegovina69121grenada69122algeria69123bangladesh66124kazakhstan66125malawi62126aruba61127turks and caicos islands59128syria57129namibia56130tanzania55131belize53132iraq52133armenia51134guyana50135dominica50136angola49137cayman islands44138paraguay42139sudan41140french guiana41141belarus40142oman40143suriname40144gibraltar39145saint vincent and the grenadines36146benin33147saint lucia32148saint kitts and nevis31149palestinian territory30150haiti30151faroe islands30152reunion30153myanmar29154french polynesia28155yemen27156libya26157british virgin islands26158cape verde26159cambodia25160mali23161mongolia23162brunei22163togo22164macau sar china21165azerbaijan21166rwanda18167northern mariana islands17168nepal17169tonga16170congo - kinshasa16171montenegro16172lesotho15173liberia14174central african republic12175gabon12176guernsey12177seychelles12178eritrea12179maldives11180papua new guinea11181swaziland11182monaco11183anguilla10184burkina faso10185uzbekistan9186montserrat9187micronesia9188kyrgyzstan7189andorra7190cuba7191greenland7192solomon islands7193liechtenstein6194falkland islands6195laos6196samoa5197american samoa5198gambia4199vanuatu4200burundi4201sierra leone4202saint helena3203kiribati3204djibouti3205congo - brazzaville2206marshall islands2207turkmenistan1208east timor1209palau1210guinea1211cook islands1212niger1213tokelau1214guinea-bissau1215mauritania1216mayotte1217nauru1218norfolk island1 .

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  Countries? Don't you mean "Lands?" :–)
  
  
  OUTLAW, according to their website, Watchtower lies are preached in over 230 lands.
  
  
  ~Sue
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  Apostate Dictionary

  by cameo-d in

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  i have noticed that so many of you have coined new words.

  i find them hilarious.

  i would love to have a list of them along with the original author if possible.

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  New World Distortion
  
  Theocraptic Misery School
  
  Elderette
  
  ~Sue
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  Apostate Dictionary

  by cameo-d in

  1. watchtower
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  i have noticed that so many of you have coined new words.

  i find them hilarious.

  i would love to have a list of them along with the original author if possible.

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  Gibbering Buddies
  
  Sorry no source, but every time I see "Governing Body" or "GB" that's how I read it, and I read it here fist.
  
  ~Sue
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  Describe The Jehovah's Witness Community

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  in your experience, are witnesses all about love?.

  is the brotherhood really what it is said to be?.

  did you feel the love from "the friends"?.

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  betterdaze

  Once dazzled, now frazzled.
  
  
  dazzle
  • to lose clear vision especially from looking at *bright light*
  • to arouse admiration by an impressive display
  
  
  frazzle
  • to fray (wear out or into shreds)
  • to put in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue
  
  ~Sue
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  Guys, how do you get a very close shave?

  by asilentone in

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  i have very tough beard.

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  As for me and my house, we use aloe vera gel.
  
  Not the nasty dyed, perfumey stuff with lidocaine and/or alcohol in it, just pure aloe vera gel.
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Earth-Crystal-Clear-alcohol/dp/B000N5S0RC/ref=pd_bxgy_hpc_img_c
  
  (Also good for gently removing eye makeup!)
  
  ~Sue
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  I found a great WT archive...

  by AlphaOmega in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've not been on here for a while, so forgive me if it's been mentioned before... http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm.

  it has pdf downloads of documents and literature throughout the years including documents that preceded the wt.. subject headings include:.

  historical influences.

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  Thanks, AlphaOmega!
  
  And thanks also to whoever created the archive.
  
  It is *a lot like* the old re-examined.com. :–)
  
  ~Sue
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  I like Jesus!

  by Priest73 in

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  unfortunately i can't eat a whole one.

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  Jesus is just alright with me.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy9uf9720mo
  
  ~Sue
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  RIP Dansk (aka Ian), 18.12.1953- 20.12.2008

  by faundy in

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  have posted this on the other thread but just making this one as well:

  i need to let you know that dad passed away this morning at 8am.

  he fought so hard but in the end they could not get his blood pressure to rise and he died of heart failure.

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  Sincere sympathies to you and yours.
  
  ~Sue