God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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population then rebelled against foreign rule and
the Hyksos dynasty came to an end.
Home rule was then established in Egypt. The clan
that took over sovereignty chose for itself the name
of Pharaoh, which literally means son of the sun-
god, for in those days Egyptians worshipped the
sun, and in order to vindicate their right to rule
over the Egyptians, they made themselves out to be
incarnations of the sun-god.
In effect, Mr. Kolet was calling the Hyksos Kings,
Pharaohs. He had no choice but to do so, for that is
what they are called in the Bible, with reference to
both Joseph’s and Moses’ respective periods. The
Jewish speaker could either accept the Bible or
history, but not both simultaneously. Since he was
speaking in his capacity as president of the Jewish
Council, he put history aside and based his talk on
biblical accounts.
But in the Quran we do not find accounts which
clash with history in this way, and those who follow
the Quran are not compelled to forsake history in
order to uphold their Holy Book. When the Quran
was revealed, people had no knowledge of ancient
