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entered into the stable and took thereout a
large vessel. for Il was his wish to carry away
much seed. And he loaded himself with wheat
and durra and went outwards. Then she said
to him: How grcnt is tho burden on thy
arm p He said to her: 1.-Two measures Of
durra and three measures of wheat, making
together five measures which rest on my arm"
Thereat she spoke to tho youth and said
How great ia thy strength! Well have re-
marked thy 'vigor every time" And her
heart know him. and she stood UP and
laid hold OF him. and she said to him:
Come. lot US enjoy an hours rest. The most
beautiful things shall DO thy portion. for will
prepare for thee festal garments" Then tho
youth became like to the panther OF tho south
for rago on account Of the evil word which she
had spoken: and she became afraid beyond all
measure And he spoke to her and said: Thou.
U. woman. hast been to me like mother.
and thy husband like n father. for he is older
than i. 30 that he might have been my parent.
Why this 80 great sin that thou hast spoken to
mep Bay 1t not to me another time. then will
not tell 1t this time, and no word Of it shall
come out OF my mouth about 1t to any man
whatsoever" And he loaded himself with his
burden and went out into tho field
So far the resemblance OF the Tale OF tho
Two Brothers to the Scriptursl narrative is so
close that one Is inclined to ascribe common
origin to the two storios. But the likeness
does not by any means stop here. for the papy-
rus goes on to tell us that, when 1t was even
Ing the elder brother returned to his dwelling.
tho younger brother following behind with the
oxen. And. behold. the wife OF tho older
brother was afraid because of the word which
she had spoken. Therefore sho took Jar OF
fat and made herself like one to whom an evil
doer had offered violence. SO when her hus-
band had entered into his house. he found his
vile lying stretched out and suffering as IL
from injury. She gave him no water for his
hands. us hcr custom had boon. and
the lamp was not lighted. so that
tho house was in darkness. But she
lay there and vomited. And her husband
spoke to her thus: Who has had to do with
thee2 Lift thysclf up!" She said to him. no
one has had to do with me except thy young
brother. for when he came to take seed corn
for thee he found mo sitting alone and said to
me- Comei Let US make merry an hour and
rest! Lot down thy hair Thus he spake to
me. but did not listen to him. but said. see!
Am not thy mother. and IL not thy older
brother like father to thee2 Thus spoke to
him. but he did not hearkeu to my speech, and
used force with me that might not make re-
port to thee Now. IL thou allowest him to live,
/ will kill myself"
Seventeen hundred years before tho birth
OF Christ is about the epoch when the new
empire began. The devastated regions of
Avaris and Zoan were now to be forgotten and
forsaken. and with the advent Of u now native
dynasty tthe eighteenth) came the time OF VEN
4
the foreigners Of Egypt The theatre of great
events was now removed to western Asia.
where Megiddo. Katcsh. and karchcmish
hepceforth formed the foci of warliko opera
tons. 1t was one OF the sub-kings OF Thebes
who. revolving against his Hyksos overload,
succeeded in subduing the invaders and in
establishing his family on tho throne OF upper
and lower Egypt 1t was ono OF his
Tehuti-mes I. tThothmes)
who reigned about 1858 b. c.. that
for the first time undertook campaign in tho
east AS far as the banks OF the Euphrates. Be-
fore recounting this beginning Of the great
war OF 800 years. Brugsch brings forward
some preliminary data regarding tho Asiatic
peoples who had long molested tho laul Of
Mizraim. but who We're now in their turn to be
assailed. The nearest geographically were tho
Shasu. whose chief territory was
Bedouins of antiquity lived like foxes In their
holes. while the kindred sedentary tribes SGT
tied at the angle OF the sea coast were general
~ faithful allies 1.-THE Egyptians. After passing
the fortress Of Sherohan the principal route
touched tho stronghold OF GAIA. Thence
alcng the edge Of tho sea lay Phn-
nica. OF which Askalon. Joppa, Tyre
odon. and Berytus were the principal
places on the road. till in the valley OF Eleuth-
erus at the northern slope OF Lebanon. tho
ancient way took an easterly direction and
finally opened into tho wide plain OF kadesh
IN the Orontes. Another much freIuented.
hongh dangerous. road led from GAIA in a
direction along the whole length of
Jordan: the valley OF Leontes and Orontes had
o be passed in order to roach from this side |
he same city OF Kadesh into the land OF the |
Amorites. Damascus and the towns Of Coele-
Syria were left to the east on the other side Of
and Kalybon being |
he last hating places on tho road in |
syria proper. which was bounded on
he east by the broad waterway OF the
Iuphrates. while on tho west tho chain OF
Mount Amasus and the spurs of the Taurus
ange set the limit to the further march OF n
:rcat army. The whole Of this territory was
'arcelled out among numerous petty king
Ions whose names were commonly connected
Win those OF fortified capitals. Among the
inhabitants OF Syria the Hittites or Kheta held
Distinguished place. while tho cities OF
,harHemish and Kadesh and Megiddo were
ooked upon as the most important points of
efcnce and attack. and as mastering places
Or the allied kings. The Egyptian inscrip-
ions OF this period mention the name OF Naha-
ain. or land OF two rivers. as a large country
n tho nei:hborhood OF the Upper Ruthen. 1t
generally understood to be tho re-
ion now known as Mosopotanla. To.
uti-mes /. chose as tho object of his
ampaign against tho East this land OF
'aharain. Two contemporary records agree
5 to the account of this expedition. which. it
said, the King undertook in order to wash
is heart" i. e. to satisfy his anger against
ne people Of the land OF Ruthen. He was VIC
,rious and took numerous prisoners. besides
orses and chariots OF war. 1t appears from
ne description Of the enemies encountered in
MS campaign. that long before tho heroes of
no Had appeared on the battlefield In their
armor the Kings OF the land OF
anaan careered in brazen harness In their
mr. chariots over the pains of Shinnr md