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6. Misphragmuthosis, years. In his time happened

the deluge of Deucalion.

7. Tuthmosis, 9 years.

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OF

DYNASTY XVIII.

FOURTEEN DIOSPOLITE

KINGS,

of whom

1. Amoses, 45 years.

2. Chebron, 13 years.

3. Amophis (Ammenophis), 21 years.

4. Memphres (Miphres), 12

years.

5. Mispharmuthosis (Misphragmuthosis), 26 years. 6. Tuthmosis, 9 years.

7. Amenophis, 31 years, who is Memnon the speaking (sounding) stone.

8. Orus, 28 (38) years.

9. Achencheres, 16 years. In his days Moses offered himself to the Hebrews as a leader, to take them out of Egypt. [This is put in the time of the 11th king in the Greek.]

10. Acherres, 8 years (Atho

In all, 263 years. [In realityris, 39 years).

* It is added, apparently by Syncellus, "but by the present reckoning, we are compelled to regard Moses at this time as still a young man.'

So in the Greek likewise; but the Greek, in the detail, gives 16 kings. Josephus has 17 names from Tuthoses (Amoses) to Amenophis included, he inserting a female's name in the fourth place.

Greek, in Syncellus, "led the Hebrews," &c. Syncellus says "Eusebius alone says the exodus of Israel took place under this king, no one agreeing with him, but all before opposing him, as he confesses" p. 72, D.

ACCORDING TO AFRICANUS.

262, without assigning any time to the first king.]

ACCORDING TO EUSEBIUS.

11. Cherres, 15 years (Chencheres, 16 years. In his time Moses led the Jews out of Egypt) [Acherres and Cherres are the 12th and 13th kings in the Greek, so that Athoris and Chencheres are the two in the Greek which are not in the Armenian.]

12. Armais, who is Danaus, 5 years; after which, being driven from Egypt, and fleeing from his brother Egyptus, he escaped into Greece, and, having conquered Argos, ruled over the Argives. [Armais is the 14th king in the Greek.]

13. Ramesses, who is Egyptus, 68 years. (47 Syncellus.)

14. Amenophis, 40 years. [These last two are 15th and 16th in the Greek.]

Sum of the reigns, 348. [Same in the Greek, but in reality only 317 or 327.]

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ACCORDING TO AFRICANUS.

ACCORDING TO EUSEBIUS.

was taken, 7 years (Syncellus, Homer, husband of Alcandra,

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ACCORDING TO AFRICANUS.

took Jerusalem, and carried Joachaz, the king, captive to Egypt.

ACCORDING TO EUSEBIUS.

5. Psametichus, 44 (45) years. 6. Nechaus II., 6 years. He . took Jerusalem, and led Joachas

6. Psammuthis (another), 6 captive into Egypt.

years.

7. Vaphris, 19 years, to whom the remainder of the Jews fled when Jerusalem was taken by the Assyrians.

7. Psammuthis (another), who is Psametichus, 17 years.

to

8. Vaphres, 25 years; whom, Jerusalem being taken by the Assyrians, the remainder

S. Amosis, 44 years (86th of of the Jews fled for refuge.
Syncellus).
9. Amosis, 42 years.
In all, 167 (163) years.

9. Psammecherites, 6 months. In all, 150 years and 6 months.

DYNASTY XXVII.

OF EIGHT PERSIAN KINGS.

1. Cambyses reigned over

DYNASTY XXVII.

OF EIGHT PERSIAN KINGS.

1. Cambyses, in the fifth

Persia, his own kingdom, 5 year of his reign, ruled in

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