Biblically Compatible Archaeology and Geography

  by Damien F. Mackey     This catastrophic (for Egypt and the Ramessides) event has been repeated again and again in the history books.     Abridging the ‘Bridge Too Far’ conventional system   The fall of the old Egyptian capital of Memphis, now to Esarhaddon (c. 670 BC), now to Ashurbanipal, now (potentially) to Nebuchednezzar, and now to Cambyses (c. 525 BC), is startlingly, in fact, just the one historical event , though spread out by conventional historians over a period of roughly (670-525 =) 150 years.   The connecting factor (indeed, there are many of them), from the point of view of Egypt, is the common presence of the Egyptian commander-son of pharaoh Tirhakah (Taharqa), Nes-Anhuret , for Esarhaddon, Usanahuru for Ashurbanipal, and, again, Udjahorresne[t] for Cambyses (and ‘Darius’) – the designated heir and successor of pharaoh Tirhakah and Commander of the Egyptian Fleet.   Esarhaddon and Nes-Anhuret, Ashur...

    by   Damien F. Mackey   Isaiah’s father, Amos-Micah, also had an extremely long life and prophetic floruit. Incredibly, Micah first emerges, as the prophet Micaiah, as early as the late reign of king Ahab of Israel. Of Micah it may be said that he was Micaiah redivivus.   For my account of the incredibly long life and prophetic activity of Amos (Amoz), the father of Isaiah (1:1), see e.g. my article:   God can raise up prophets at will - even from a shepherd of Simeon     (4) God can raise up prophets at will - even from a shepherd of Simeon   The long career of the prophet Isaiah also figured in this article, as did that of his extraordinary relative, Judith.   Amos, Isaiah and Judith were considered as three luminaries in a prophetic Simeonite family.   Now, one of Isaiah’s multi-identifications in this article was as the prophet Hosea.   Isaiah as Hosea   All would probably ag...