Scarabs In Egypt

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The Hebrews moved to Mitsrayim (Egypt) because of the patriarch Joseph. Seventy souls came to Goshen in the middle delta of Mitsrayim. Which is known to have been occupied by the famous pharaoh Rameses II. No Egyptian etymology for the name "Goshen" (Ḳosem) has been found, which seems to be of Semitic origin. While there they became a nation within a nation, multiplying increasingly. After Joseph had died in Mitsrayim, a new Pharaoh who did not know Joseph, rose and was intimidated by the Hebrews because of their vast numbers in the land of Goshen. So the Egyptians decided to afflict the Hebrews, forcing them to construct storage cities Pithom and Raamses. The site of Pithom, is to the east of the Wady Tumilat, south-west of Ismailia. Raameses …show more content…

More appropriate is a swarm of scarab beetles, an insect that feeds on the dung of the fields. The plague of swarms of scarabs, with mandibles that could saw through wood worse than termites. Khepri was associated with rebirth, renewal, and resurrection, according to Egyptian beliefs, usually depicted as a scarab beetle but occasionally found depicted as a man with the head of a scarab beetle. The scarab amulet was one of the most popular symbols in ancient Mitsrayim and scarabs were inscribed for all purposes. Imagine something Egyptians held so sacred now just destroyed the land of Mitsrayim. This plague was the first, that Yahweh made a distinction between His people and the Egyptians. As he commands the swarms away from Goshen, where His people lived, only to be amongst the …show more content…

The use of Mosheh was perfectly orchestrated based on the previous behavior of Mosheh fighting against injustice. Throughout the plagues Egyptians did turn there beliefs away from there traditional beliefs to worship Yahweh along with the Hebrews. Which proves first reason for the final plague was that the Egyptians may know that Yahweh is the supreme God. To set a reminder to Hebrews who have my converted to Egyptian beliefs. So we ask ourselves why wouldn't Pharaoh believe in Yahweh? Let us remember in Mitsrayim, Pharaoh was worshipped as a god. If he would have believed Yahweh was greater, he would lose his "divinity." Why did Yahweh hardened his heart continuously. Had Yahweh allowed Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go after the first plague, the Egyptians and their gods were have felt a some of superiority to Yahweh and missed out on the purpose to exult Yahweh as the most high

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