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...that Semitic peoples were used for forced labor. Between 1630 and 1521 B.C., Egypt was ruled by the Hyksos, a Semitic people from western Asia, until they were expelled by a native dynasty. Perhaps the Israelites shared a history with the Hyksos. Of Moses and the Israelites, says James Hoffmeier, an archaeologist and the author of Israel in Egypt: "There is one important thing to remember. The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence...
...could someone like Moses ever become a prince? In his book, Hoffmeier notes that the Egyptian court reared and educated foreign-born princes, who then bore the title "child of the nursery." He believes Moses was one of these privileged foreigners, some of whom went on to serve as high officials in their adopted land. In an intriguing study published in 1988, the German scholar Ernst Axel Knauf speculated that the Moses story could have been built around a Syrian named Bay, who had served as Egypt's chief treasurer and ascended the throne as Ramose-khayemnetjeru. Civil war ensued...
Under the Direction of Nancy J. Hoffmeier '82 Secretary General for the Model U.N. the participants will act as delegates from and will debate international issues and then formulate resolutions on them...
...least one-third of the 13 members of the executive board are Anderson supporters, Hoffmeier added...
...board members other than Hoffmeier said last night he might resign, but Kerr said he thought two other officers of the club were considering resignations...