Had Pharaoh not been afflicted by the sin of hubris, he would have wisely utilized this wonderful ability with humility and ...

The exile had begun so auspiciously back in Parashat Vayigash: Joseph was the viceroy of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh himself. His father Jacob was an honoured guest of Pharaoh, dwelling in the ...

Pharaoh's dehumanizing, unchecked power had to be crushed for God to be known. So too, radical Islam fuels hatred, ...

At the end of the Book of Genesis, Jacob and his family of 70 souls leave Canaan and (im)migrate to Egypt. Note that they ...

So Joseph rode around Egypt with “Pharaoh’s signet ring,” wearing “fine linen garments” with “a golden chain around his neck,” (Genesis 41:42). He rode in Pharaoh’s second chariot ...

Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot structure was built of stone instead of ...