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Merneptah

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[mer-nep-tah, mer-nep-tah] / ˈmɛr nɛpˌtɑ, mərˈnɛp tɑ /

noun

  1. king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).


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The Merneptah Stele was found right across the Nile from Karnak, the Egyptian temple complex that Adrian Veidt named his Antarctic retreat after.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2019

This is an excerpt from the inscription on the Merneptah Stele, dating from 1208 B.C., the only surviving textual reference to Israel from ancient Egypt.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2019

There’s more: Merneptah was the son of Ramesses II, whom the Greeks called Ozymandias.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2019

Egypt's legendary Merneptah, the Pharaoh of the Hebrew Exodus, suffered from arteriosclerosis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Others believe that the Israelites had already entered Canaan when they suffered the defeat mentioned by Merneptah.

From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Frederick Carl Eiselen

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