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[05] For info on the Division of Israel between the 12 tribes click here! [010] The tomb painting of a barge of Amenhotep III carrying deities can be seen in the colorfully illustrated article by Heather Lee McCarthy, Place of the Beautiful Ones in Odyssey, Mar 2005, p. 14-25. the article also shows the beautifully painted tomb of Nefertari. Of the gold of Amenhotep III some of it may have come from the Jerusalem golden temple treasures. [020] Evidence for a vizier of Amenhotep III named `Aperia', probably a Semitic name derived from `Aper-El', and his wife `Taweret' and son `Huy', was found. [O'Connor and Cline, `Amenhotep III - Perspectives on His Reign', Ann Arbor, 1998, p.120, 202.] [030] Please note that Omri, son of Hezion/Hadyan (1.Kings 15:18), was also known as Tab-rimmon in the Bible (1.Kings 15:18, notice all the letters in the name are in revers, `rimmon' omri). He is the father of both the two brothers, Benhadad and Ahab, probably by different wives (1.Kings 20:32-34). Benhadad is the father of Jezebel/Nefertiti. |
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