Which pharaoh was in power when Joseph was in Egypt?
1) “It is generally thought that Joseph held office under one of the Hyksos, or Shepherd, kings, who ruled in Egypt between 1648 BC to 1540 BC, and were finally expelled by Ahmose I shortly after 1580 BC. The length of their rule is unknown, but probably it did not last much over a hundred years. Joseph’s tenure of office would accordingly be placed in the seventeenth century B.C., however, this date is very inconsistent with customs mentioned, which are mostly apparent in the New Kingdom, with the exception of the price mentioned for slave, which corresponds closely during the Middle Kingdom. The names of four Hyksos kings are known to us from Egyptian monuments, Sakir-Har, Khyan, Apophis, and Khamudi.” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh#Pharaohs_in_the_Bible 2) “Joseph and His Brothers (Joseph und seine Brüder) is a four-part novel by Thomas Mann, published over the course of 16 years. Mann retells the familiar stories of Genesis, from Jacob to Josep
