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2.1 The plagues of Egypt
2.2 Early accounts of the Exodus
2.3 The Exodus explained
2.4 Amenhotep's Magnificent Wild Bull Hunt
2.5 Nefertiti, the Queen of Sheba and Helen of Troy, all one and the same person
2.6 Solomon's Song of Songs
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Thera and the Exodus

Several researchers have suggested that the plagues of Egypt must have been caused by an eruption of the Aegean volcano Thera, today called Santorini. A particularly accurate description of the aftereffects of a volcanic eruption in this context is presented by Graham Phillips in his book Act of God, later reprinted under the title Atlantis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt. More significantly, though, Phillips seems to be the only person to have identified the biblical Moses as Prince Tuthmosis, the first-born of Amenhotep III of Egypt. He presents convincing evidence that the circumstances surrounding Prince Tuthmosis closely match those of Moses. Prince Tuthmosis mysteriously disappeared from record shortly before the religious revolution of Egypt's sun king Akhenaten.

Phillips evidently could not find tangible evidence in further support of his theory. Excerpts of additional proof of his postulation are presented below, together with a hypothesis of the actual events that followed the eruption of Thera.

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One of the most important Black Stones of the Goddess is the Ka’bah in Mecca. The seven priests of the sacred shrine of the Ka’bah are known as the Beni Shaybah, the ‘Sons of Sheba“. The Ka’bah is aligned to the Crescent Moon and the rising of Canopus (”Kahi Nub”, the Golden Earth, the Star of the Trickster (the Coyote, the Jackal)), the brightest star after Sirius. This aligment appears in the national flags of many islamic nations. The Mother Goddess is always represented by a Trinity, the Triple Goddess. Each aspect of the Trinity corresponds to a Phase of the moon. The Crescent Moon, Q’re, is the Maiden. The Full Moon, Al’Uzza, the Strong One, is the Mother. The Waning Moon Al’Menat, is the Goddess of Fate, Prophecy and Divination also known als Sheba (‘the Old Woman“). The Story of the Queen of Sheba is described in the most important religious document of Ethiopia called the Kebra Nagast (The Glory of the Kings). The Kebra Nagast contains the oldest known sections of the Torah. It also contains a detailed account of the Fate of the Ark of the Covenant and the disappearance of the High Priesthood of Judah to Aksum in Solomon’s reign. Aksum was the first Kingdom in the World that converted to Coptic Christianity. The Kebra Nagast suggests that The Queen of Sheba was also the Ruler of an Ancient Black Hebrew speaking population living between Medina and Yemen, the Falashas. If we look at the origins of Civilization, East Africa, the Falahsas could be the Ancestors of the Jews. The Temple of Solomon was never found by archeologist. Analysis of many old sources including the Kebra Nagast reveal that the Temple was not build in Jerusalem but in the Second Jerusalem, Asir, a province of Saudi Arabia. Asir is very close to the current Spiritual Center of Islam, Mekka, the City where the Black Stone of Sheba (the Old Wise Woman of the Triple Goddess), the KA (”Force of Life”) of b’AH (”Ammon”) is situated. http://hans.wyrdweb.eu/about-origins-ancient-civilization-egypt/

I have enjoyed your summation. I too have felt that they were one and the same, but mainly because of what Nefertiti's name means. Nefertiti means 'the beautiful woman has come' and Ay's wife was her nurse and some say Nefetiti's teacher on all things Egyptian. So Ay and his wife adopt Helen into their family as a daughter and rename her Nefertiti and betroth her to their sister's son Amenhotep IV/Akhetaten. And Thutmose being Moses... well that is his name. Thutmose was the high priest of Ptah and the mayor of Waset (Memphis) then he disappears or is killed as is generaly assumed. If he is the Biblical Moses then when does he return to Egypt? Who is the Pharaoh he encounters? Horemheb or the aging Rameses Horemheb's general and heir?

Owner's reply:

Hi Debra, thanks for the positive feedback! Moses was the instigator of the successful slave (Hebrew) revolt against Amenhotep III, leaving him no choice to flee to Ethiopia with his army and healthy subjects (see Section 2.2). The Pharaoh he confronted, if such an event actually occurred, would have been his younger brother and puppet king Akhenaten, whom he did not fear. The city of Aktetaten was most likely spared because of the very presence of his younger brother and his beautiful wife, Nefertiti. She may have played an active role in persuading the Hebrews under Solomon to risk an invasion of Egypt in support of the slave rebels. The Hebrews probably only departed from Egypt when they got wind of the return of the army of Amenhotep III from Ethiopia. Horemheb most likely was the biblical Shishak who raided the Temple and retrieved much of the gold plundered from Egypt's temples. The Hebrews could however not be enslaved again as they were now heavily armed. All of this my opinion, of course. Best, Riaan

When did it happen and was Egypt & Near East altered?

Owner's reply:

Darryl, apologies for the late response. The best date for this specific eruption is probably round about 1360 BCE. I have been planning to add a section about this and will do so a bit later on. The eruption no doubt destroyed Minoan Crete, and it it affected the ancient Near East dramatically. The Hittite nation was decimated by the plague in Egypt not long after they had captured some infected Egyptian soldiers. Even in Palestine thousands died of the plague under king David. Egypt probably knew about the demise of Crete, but their own problems would have outweighed the loss of a trade partner.

Having visited Santorini (Thera) in 1996, I have had a long interest in its historicity. But your article facinates me with the date shifting, famous name alliances i.e. Egypt's queens, Israel & Hittite sources. So the questions, what is the best date for Thera's eruption? Does it conincide with Minoan Crete's demise? Is Imperial Egypt under Amenhoptep III aware or affected by the loss of a lucrative Theran/Cretan trade partner?