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Yo•seiph Supports His Family &
Buys Up All Of Mi•tzᵊrayim For Par•oh Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th
Ankh-​Tawi,, Pi-Tom and Pi-Ra-moses ca. B.C.E. 1754
Egypt: Ankh-Tawi (modern Memphis) Delta Pi-Tom (modern Qantir-Avaris) Pi-Ramoses (modern Tanis)
Click to enlargeMi•tzᵊrayim: Ankh-​Tawi,, Pi-Tom and Pi-Ra-moses

So, as Par•oh Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th commanded, Yo•seiph settled his father and brother, giving them an estate in the best part of the Delta of Mi•tzᵊrayim, in ërëtz, Pi-Tom (which, at the time the scribe was writing this, had been renamed Ra-Mosh•ëh).

Yo•seiph maintained his family with lëkhëm according to the number of their toddlers, because lëkhëm was scarce even throughout ërëtz Mi•tzᵊrayim because the famine was very severe. Both ërëtz Mi•tzᵊrayim and ërëtz Kᵊna•an hung by a thread because of the famine.

Throughout the famine, Yo•seiph sold the corn he had stored up, on behalf of Par•oh Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th throughout Mi•tzᵊrayim until he had collected all of the money in Mi•tzᵊrayim.

Living Under The Influence Of The Gâl•ut
Pyramid complex Old Kingdom BCE2686-2181
Click to enlargeStone pyramid complex from the Old Kingdom, ca. BCE 2686-​2181. Tomb-temple of a Par•oh-god, comprising the sanctuary and holy of holies believed to access, via a false door, the spirit of the Par•oh-​god believed to dwell within the man-made "spirit" mountain (pyramid).  When this architecture failed to conjure the Par•oh-​god, Egyptians evolved to tem­ples with false doors into mountains.

After Yo•seiph had collected virtually all of the money in Mi•tzᵊrayim, he sold corn, on behalf of Par•oh, in exchange for their livestock, tzon, donkeys, cattle and horses, until Par•oh Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th owned virtually all of the chattel in Mi•tzᵊrayim.

False door, Mastaba (Tomb) of Idu, Giza
Stela – stone "false door" in­to mountain depicts spirit-god emerging from "holy mountain" of spirits. Mastaba Tomb of Idu, Giza; Old Kingdom (6th Dynas­ty, ca. B.C.E. 2332-2283).

When Yo•seiph had purchased virtually all of the chattel in Mi•tzᵊrayim, he sold corn, on behalf of Par•oh, in exchange for their land (except for the Egyptian priests), relocating the people far away from their land to ensure Par•oh was the only recognized owner, until Par•oh Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th owned all of the land of Mi•tzᵊrayim.

Even the seed to sow Par•oh's new land was an investment of Par•oh—in return for which Yo•seiph legislated into law that (except for the Egyptian priests) the people were, henceforth, tenant farmers of Par•oh Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th required to pay 20% tax from their crops to Par•oh.

While Yi•sᵊr•â•eil lived in ërëtz Mi•tzᵊrayim, in ërëtz Gōshen, they developed estates and were fruitful and became a great multitude.

Optional parental preparation:

  1. Why were rumbling, fire-spewing volcanic mountains thought to be "spirit mountains"? Why did the earliest Egyptian tomb-temples resemble small hills or mountains rather than pyramids? (The later pyramids were an attempt to scientifically refine hill-like tomb-temples that failed to conjure up the spirit of the buried Par•oh.)

Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:

  1. What is an estate?

  2. What is a toddler?

  3. What is chattel?

  4. What's the difference between a tenant farmer and a farm owner?

  5. How much is 20%? (1 out of 5, demonstrate with grapes, etc.)

  6. What is a stela?

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