“Why does ancient Egypt, which had good records on many other matters, lack any records of Jews having ever been there?”
Of course the words “Jews” isn’t used, but it is well-documented that West-Semites lived in Egypt. (They even ruled it for a while as the Hyksos dynasty.) There is also the Mernepthah Stele, with a small mention of “Israel.”
Though we do have written records from ancient Egypt, they are nowhere near complete or consistent enough for the absence of evidence to be treated as useful evidence of absence.
“Why does ancient Egypt, which had good records on many other matters, lack any records of Jews having ever been there?”
Of course the words “Jews” isn’t used, but it is well-documented that West-Semites lived in Egypt. (They even ruled it for a while as the Hyksos dynasty.) There is also the Mernepthah Stele, with a small mention of “Israel.”
Though we do have written records from ancient Egypt, they are nowhere near complete or consistent enough for the absence of evidence to be treated as useful evidence of absence.
Not that I’m claiming to be wise or anything.