Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Psalm 68:31
Read MoreOne of six panels from the Mastaba of Hesy-Ra at Saqqara
One of six panels from the Mastaba of Hesy-Ra at Saqqara, a high official of King Djoser who was Chief of Dentists and Physicians as well as holding other titles. Wood, height :115 cms. Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2686-2613 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Read MorePaul confused as an Egyptian
“Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?” – Acts 21:38
Read MoreThe Lachish reliefs
The Lachish reliefs are a set of Assyrian palace reliefs narrating the story of the Assyrian victory over the kingdom of Judah during the siege of Lachish in 701 BCE.
Read MoreShe brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. Exodus 2:10
Read MoreJoseph married Egyptian
45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt. (Genesis 41:45)
Read MoreThe First Nicaean Council and the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste 18th century
The First Nicaean Council and the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste… 18th century… In the upper half is the First Nicaean Council, symbolized by the figures of six standing saints in ecclesiastical garments
Read MoreQueen TIye: Royal Wife of Amunhotep III, and mother of Amunhotep IV (Akhenaten).
A 1927 photograph of a statuette of Queen TIye (Hm/t nsw.t Tiye) Great Royal Wife of Amunhotep III, and mother of Amunhotep IV (Akhenaten).
Read MoreMoses: Israel and Egypt
Distinct from Egyptians 19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive. (Exodus 1) 5 Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave […]
Read MoreHair Texture in Ancient Egypt and Today
A Study of Hair Texture in Ancient Egypt afro-textured-art: “[image description: Model Domestic figure, Middle Kingdom. via Met Museum, the overlaying texts says “A Study of Hair Texture in Ancient…
Read MoreTutankhamun’s tomb contained 413 Ushabti figures
Tutankhamun’s tomb contained 413 Ushabti figures, intended to represent the king and to help him with certain duties in the afterlife. Some are very simple, but others, such as the one here, were carved from wood and are portraits of the king. The figure is shown as a wrapped mummy wearing a gilded crown and […]
Read MoreFrieze of Darius’ Archers/Susa, ca. 500 B.C.
Frieze of Darius’ Archers/Susa, ca. 500 B.C. Coloured, glazed ceramic, total height 475 cm. At Louvre in Paris.
Read MoreA 12th Dynasty king
A 12th Dynasty king in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Photo by Dr Runoko Rashidi
Read MoreMask of Ka-nefer-nefer
The Mask of Ka-nefer-nefer, stolen from Egypt and currently in the possession of the St. Louis Museum of Art
Read MoreAmenemhat III
Amenemhat III (Reign: c. 1860–1814 BC) was a 12th dynasty pharaoh, whose reign is regarded as the golden age of the Middle Kingdom.
Read MoreActs 21:37 … Paul mistaken for an Egyptian
Acts 21:37 As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, … “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”
Read MoreThe tomb of Tutankhamun was cracked open in 1922
The tomb of Tutankhamun was cracked open in 1922 by archaeologist Howard Carter after lying undisturbed for over 3,000 years.
Read MoreGenesis 41:45 Pharaoh gave Joseph
Genesis 41:45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
Read MoreActs 21:38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian”
Acts 21:38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt and led four thousand terrorists out into the wilderness some time ago?”
Read More‘and left for Egypt’ … Matthew 2:14
Matthew 2:14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,
Read MoreA small section of the Achaemenid Palaces of Darius I in Susa, Persia
A small section of the Achaemenid Palaces of Darius I in Susa, Persia, constructed by Babylonian craftsmen when Babylon was part of the world’s first true empire
Read MoreThe Sumerians
The Sumerians were the first known people to settle in Mesopotamia over 7,000 years ago. Located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern day Iraq), Sumer was often called the cradle of civilization. By the 4th millennium BC, it had established an advanced system writing, spectacular arts and architecture, […]
Read MoreEgypt under the reign of Amenhotep II Date: ca. 1427–1400 B.C.
Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar Hymn Written on His Stela Period: New Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Reign: reign of Amenhotep II Date: ca. 1427–1400 B.C. Geography: Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes Medium: Limestone,
Read MoreSpiritually is called Sodom and Egypt
Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Read MoreThe Doctor
The Doctor. Wooden statue from Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom (5th Dynasty). Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.
Read MorePhysician and Scribe who lived during the Third dynasty of Egypt
Hesy-Re, relief on wood from his tomb in Saqqara. He was an official, physician (possibly the first known in history) and scribe who lived during the Third dynasty of Egypt, served under the pharaoh Djoser, and was buried in an elaborate tomb at Saqqara. He bore titles such as “Chief of Dentists and Physicians” and […]
Read MoreQueen Tiye and husband Amenhotep III
Queen Tiye and husband Amenhotep III, Parents of Akhenaten and grandparents of Tutankhamun … dating from c.1370 BC … 18th Dynasty Egypt
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