Biblically Compatible Archaeology and Geography

    “The two Sargons may have had very different backgrounds, but they both came to the throne violently, one through a coup and the other by military conquest. Once each man settled into his new role as king, he also embarked on impressive building projects to legitimize his rule”. Jared Krebsbach       What Did Sargon of Akkad and Sargon of Assyria Have in Common?   Although they were unrelated, two of the greatest leaders of the ancient Near East were named Sargon. Both rulers were builders, warriors, and cultural influencers.   Published: Jul 31, 2025 written by  Jared Krebsbach ,  PhD History Krebsbach, Jared. "What Did Sargon of Akkad and Sargon of Assyria Have in Common?" TheCollector.com, July 31, 2025, https://www.thecollector.com/jared-krebsbach/   Sargon of Akkad (ruled c. 2334-2279 BCE) and Sargon II of Assyria (ruled 721-705 BCE) were two of the greatest rulers in ancient Near Eastern histo...

  by Damien F. Mackey     There was … Kagemni, which name occurs in both the Fourth and Sixth dynasties. Egyptologists, with their lengthy chronological separation of the Fourth from the Sixth dynasty must assume that two Viziers Kagemni are involved here. No need for that if, as I think, the Fourth and Sixth dynasties were contemporaneous.       My search for the historical Moses   ·        Phase One   Initially, inspired by a legend that Moses was “a king” (was this clue from Artapanus?), I searched for him amongst whichever pharaohs I considered to be chronologically reasonable for Moses.   This took up a lot of time, with no positive result.   ·        Phase Two   Much later, after I had to my satisfaction identified Moses as Vizier and Chief Judge of Egypt (cf. Exodus 2:14) - a high office, but clearly subordinate to Pha...

  by Damien F. Mackey       When the Bible is forcedly contoured to the king-lists it just does not fit.     Since Imhotep looks safe as Joseph of Egypt:   Enigmatic Imhotep - did he really exist?   (2) Enigmatic Imhotep - did he really exist?   and since Imhotep (Joseph) belonged to Egypt’s so-called Third Dynasty, as a vizier of pharaoh Horus Netjerikhet, then we might expect the Fourth Dynasty to be the one into which Moses was born and lived. And what makes the Fourth Dynasty particularly appealing, from a biblical point of view, is that the Fourth Dynasty was a pyramid-building dynasty. Back in antiquity, historians (see below) claimed that slaves built the great pyramids of Egypt, a theory not at all popular today. Thus:   The pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves - Australian Associated Press (aap.com.au)   How the pyramids of Giza were built remains one of Egypt’s biggest mysteries bu...