| It is well known that Egyptian history is closely | | | | led to the collapse of major city-states in Canaan and |
| aligned with Hebrew history. Abraham, Jacob, Joseph | | | | the inhabitants of Canaan invade Egypt. These |
| and Moses interacted to a significant degree in the | | | | invaders are responsible for the fragmentation of |
| history of Egypt. King Solomon was attacked by | | | | Egypt into petty kingdoms just as was the situation |
| Shishak of Egypt; Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Necho. | | | | prior to Egypt's unification under the first pharaoh of |
| Isaiah predicted that the fortune of Egypt would | | | | Egypt, Menes. |
| depend on its relationship with Israel in the latter | | | | I have a different explanation for the fragmentation |
| days. Therefore is it possible to adjust the Egyptian | | | | of Egypt into petty kingdoms. I don't believe the |
| Chronology using the Fourth Day Chronology we | | | | Egypt had been fragmented but rather the presence |
| have developed so far? | | | | of these petty kingdoms indicated that Egypt's |
| Consider Noah's flood. If there is an event that can | | | | population was growing after the global flood. This |
| leave its mark on a culture like no other it would be a | | | | can be seen be looking at Egypt's history in the first |
| global event like the flood of Noah. Fortunately there | | | | few dynasties. I believe Menes was the first king of |
| have been scientists that consider the global flood a | | | | Egypt ever. I believe Menes is one of the "mighty |
| reality and they have searched for and found | | | | men of reknown", one of the first kings of the earth |
| evidence for it. However the same approach has not | | | | (Genesis 6:4) : "And there were giants in the earth in |
| been taken by historians. They have not looked for | | | | those days; and also after that, when the sons of |
| evidence that the global flood affected the ancient | | | | God came in unto the daughters of men, and they |
| cultures. If the global flood did occur could this be | | | | bare children to them, the same became mighty men |
| reflected in the history of Egypt? | | | | which were of old, the men of reknown." I believe |
| Imagine the beginning of the world as the | | | | Menes was a great warrior that was able to defeat |
| descendants of Adam and Eve begin to procreate | | | | all the tribes around him and assembly the nation of |
| and fill the globe. Families had to protect themselves | | | | Egypt for the very first time. I believe the sudden |
| from animals, weather and other people. Tribes, | | | | demise of the Old Kingdom, the great pyramid age, |
| groups of families, began to form as the population | | | | was caused by the global flood. The droughts |
| grew. Tribes offered more safety than individual | | | | (caused by a change of climate due to major |
| families. However, tribes would often fight against | | | | earthquakes) were symptoms that the earth was |
| one another and the mightiest of the tribes would | | | | about to go through a dramatic change. |
| "absorb" other tribes until these "mega" tribes would | | | | The global flood then occurs in the beginning of the |
| form nations. So if a global flood occurred, a period | | | | first intermediate period and the presence of the |
| of induction from the end of the flood until | | | | petty kingdoms in the first intermediate period is the |
| populations rebounded to their pre-flood levels would | | | | evidence that mankind is trying to re-establish its |
| occur. Evidence of this would be small tribes | | | | former population after the flood. Therefore the First |
| skirmishing until they absorbed other tribes until they | | | | Intermediate Period should not be dated 2152 B.C., |
| became large tribes. Large tribes would then battle | | | | but according to the Fourth Day Chronology the |
| for dominance so that they could form nations. David | | | | beginning of the First Intermediate Period should be |
| Rohl provides evidence of such a situation (page 14, | | | | 2313 B.C., the year of the global flood, or about 161 |
| Pharoahs and Kings). Rohl states that after the Old | | | | years earlier. If the Egyptian Chronology is shifted |
| Kingdom's glory is followed by the first low in the | | | | back 161 years the dating of Menes' reign would be |
| history of ancient Egypt, the First Intermediate | | | | corrected to the year 3081 B.C. which would be |
| Period (the 7th through the 12th dynasties). Rohl than | | | | between the dates of the birth for Lamech (3095 |
| proposes the following scenario to explain the | | | | B.C.) and Noah (2913 B.C.) according to the Fourth |
| fracturing of the Egyptian kingdom. The fall of the | | | | Day: Why the Bible is Historically Accurate chronology. |
| great pyramid age appears to coincide with severe | | | | This dating for Menes would make his presence |
| changes in the climate of the region. Droughts that | | | | consistent with the biblical appearance of the "men of |
| were the results of a series of major earthquakes | | | | renown". |