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The document discusses the name "Ramesses" as it appears in the Biblical account of the Exodus. It argues that the name was originally pronounced differently in ancient Egyptian but became distorted over time as it entered Hebrew. Specifically, it suggests that the name was incorporated into a place name meaning "House/Mansion of Ramesses" but later came to be misunderstood as referring to a "Land of Ramesses" due to sound changes. The name therefore has no actual historicity in relation to the Exodus story
- Author
- okeefe
- Language
- EN