there is not the least reason for assuming that any other city of Ramesses existed in the Delta besides those elicited from the Egyptian monuments. In other words, the Biblical Raamses-Rameses is identical with the Residence-city of Pi-Ramesses near Pelusium. [24] The Pentateuchal occurrences of Ramesses omits the initial element Pr -/ Pi -. This should not seen as a reason for distinguishing the biblical references from the Ramesside residence of the northeast Delta as the writing 'Ramesses' is attested in Egyptian records and was a well-known abbreviation for this city. [25] Consequently, with this data in hand, proponents of the late-date model hold the Pharaoh of the Exodus to be Ramesses II who reigned from 1279-1213 BCE. This dating of the Exodus enjoys popularity among scholars. [26] Appreciating their position is confounded by the numerical data given in the Masoretic and Septuagint text of 1 Kings 6:1, the proponents of the late-date model deal with this contradiction by resorting to a numerical substitution theory as follows. First, they start with the number 480 as reported in the Masoretic text of the Old Testament. Second, 40 years is judged as being the 'ideal' generation, giving 480 / 40 = 12 generations in total. However, the value 40 is substituted for its actual real mathematical value of 25, as this is "closer" to the "actual" length of a generation. Third, the mathematical calculation continues to its conclusion giving 12 x 25 = 300. One is thus treated to a master class