Sold by His Brothers, Ruler of Egypt: Was Joseph Real?

Joseph in Egypt: archaeology can't name him, but it shows Asiatic immigrants, a buried delta city and a dream papyrus that echo his story. Chapters: 0:00 Ten men bow before a stranger 1:15 The favorite son, the dreams and the pit 3:24 Potiphar, prison and the cupbearer 4:45 Pharaoh's dreams: Joseph rises 6:43 The brothers in Egypt: "I am Joseph" 9:11 Jacob in Egypt, and the end of Genesis 11:01 What we will not find 11:33 Beni Hasan: the Aamu and their leader 13:18 Avaris and the Hyksos 15:06 A border report and a vizier named Abdiel 16:13 Dreams and famine in Egypt 18:32 Egyptian details and the dating debate 21:50 Faith and evidence 22:15 What the story has meant Sources: King James Version (public domain), Genesis 37-50, Project Gutenberg — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/... J. Kamrin, "The Aamu of Shu in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan," Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 1:3, 2009 — https://journals.librarypublishing.ar... C. Stantis, A. Kharobi, N. Maaranen, G. M. Nowell, M. Bietak, S. Prell and H. Schutkowski, "Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis," PLOS ONE 15(7), 2020 — https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.... Josephus, Against Apion I.14-16, trans. Whiston (public domain) — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/... J. M. Tebes, "Les deux Édoms de l'âge du bronze récent," N.A.B.U. 2021/3 — https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/bitstr... Biblical Archaeology Society, press release on A. Zivie, "Pharaoh's Man, 'Abdiel: The Vizier with a Semitic Name," Biblical Archaeology Review, 2018 — https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/p... S. Noegel and K. Szpakowska, "'Word Play' in the Ramesside Dream Manual," Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 35, 2007 — https://faculty.washington.edu/snoege... 52 SAK 2007.pdf Image credits: Public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund 1933, "Leaders of the Aamu of Shu," facsimile by N. de Garis Davies, tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hasan, c. 1887-1878 BCE Public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund 1920, "Model of a Granary with Scribes," tomb of Meketre (TT 280), c. 1981-1975 BCE Public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Scarabs with the Name of the Hyksos King Sheshi," c. 1700 BCE Public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Béni Haçan, Architecture Hypogéenne, Tombeau d'Ameneï," historic photograph Public domain, Percy E. Newberry and George Willoughby Fraser, Beni Hasan Part I (1893), pl. XIII, tomb BH2 of Ameny Photo: Roland Unger (CC BY-SA 3.0), exterior of the tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hasan Photo: Didia (David Schmid) (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tell el-Dab'a, site of ancient Avaris Photo: HoremWeb (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Morburre (CC BY-SA 3.0), Famine Stela, Sehel Island, near Aswan Public domain, Underwood & Underwood, "Island of Sehel, Egyptian Famine Text," historic photograph Photo: Prof. Mortel (CC BY 2.0), Bubasteion cliff, Saqqara Public domain (CC0), Rembrandt, "Joseph Telling His Dreams" (etching) Public domain (PD-Art), James Tissot, "Joseph Sold into Egypt," "Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brethren," "Joseph Dwelleth in Egypt" Public domain (PD-Art), Diego Velázquez, "Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob" Public domain, Giuseppe Porta, "Joseph Interprets the Dreams of Pharaoh's Butler and Baker," Royal Collection RCIN 402907 Public domain (PD-Art), Nicolas Poussin, "Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream," SMK KMSsp691 Public domain (PD-Art), Peter von Cornelius, "Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dream" and "Joseph gibt sich seinen Brüdern zu erkennen" (frescoes) Public domain (PD-Art), Rembrandt, "Jacob Blessing the Children of Joseph" Public domain, Carl Van Vechten, portrait of Thomas Mann, 1937 Public domain (CC0), Archivio fotografico Museo Egizio, Turin, Schiaparelli's excavations at Deir el-Medina, 1905-1909 Full image credits with links: see the pinned comment. Some scenes in this video are AI-generated illustrations, labelled "Illustration" on screen. Diagrams are our own. Narration uses a synthetic voice. Spotted an error? Tell us in the comments — corrections are pinned. #JosephInEgypt #BiblicalArchaeology #AncientEgypt