Here's my view, and it's only speculative, but nevertheless worth considering. I believe the ancient Hebrews were the Hyksos and I'll give my reasons why I believe this, and my reasoning is based on biblical and archeological clues. read more
But if you consider that the ancient Hebrews and Hyksos were one in the same, then the math adds up.1.The Jewish historian Josephus makes the connection that they were one and the same.2. They were both Semitic people.3. The Egyptian King Kamose refers to the Hyksos King Apophis as a Canaanite. read more
My understanding is that there is a connection between the Hyksos expulsion and the Exodus only because Josephus made one. Well, there was a Hyksos king named Yakob-Har, which does look pretty suspicious. read more
Josephus Flavius, Jewish historian of the 1st century CE and author of The Antiquities of the Jews, identified the Hyksos with the Hebrews. Most historians today disagree, but there are some striking similarities. First, the Hyksos people were from an alien culture and did not follow the Egyptian religion. read more