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<strong>The</strong> triumph of Ramses II at Kadesh on the Orontes River<br />

symbolized the victory of Maat or stability and order over chaos. It<br />

became the magnificent victory of knowledge over ignorance and good<br />

over evil. Kadesh on the Orontes had a similar special significance to<br />

Jerusalem. <strong>The</strong>y both had the same Egyptian name of Holy City. Ramses<br />

II treated Kadesh with deference. He did not overrun and destroy it.<br />

Instead, he granted the Kheta Chief King Hattusilish III a generous peace<br />

treaty.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Hurrian King Tushratta of Urkesh had already set the<br />

precedent for ultimogeniture transfer of property. He gave his daughter<br />

Tatu-hepa as a bride to Pharaoh Amenhotep III. <strong>The</strong> Hurrian capital of<br />

Urkesh has been located in Syria, as Tell Mozan near Nusaybin on the<br />

border with Turkey. 361<br />

In the same way, after some aloofness that King Hattusilish III of<br />

Kadesh was unable to placate by gifts of tribute, Ramses II finally agreed<br />

to marry King Hattusilish III’s daughter and thereby accept possession of<br />

the land by the principle of ultimogeniture.<br />

Archeologists discovered the records of the 1258BCE peace<br />

treaty with King Hattusilish III at both Karnak and in the Hittite archives<br />

of Arinna. 362 A seal on the treaty depicts the gods of the contracting<br />

parties. In the Hittite rendition of the seal, Set is Teshub meaning Storm<br />

God. His consort is Hebat meaning Lady of the Skies and Ra is Shamash.<br />

We will return to the god Shamash in Chapter 18.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Palestine campaigns waged by the Egyptians to stabilize<br />

occupied territories provided a number of opportunities for the capture<br />

and release of Israelites. From this we can speculate that an event<br />

resembling the Exodus could well have occurred in the 320-year period<br />

between 1470BCE and 1150BCE. Conventional Biblical dating at<br />

1466BCE fits well with the earliest estimate. However, alternative dating<br />

sources do not confirm it. An Exodus in 1466BCE would have been a<br />

prompt release from the capture of Thutmose III rather than a release by<br />

Ramses II. 363 However, a release from Thutmose III is unlikely.<br />

Jacob, or more correctly Iakeb Aarhu (Jacob on the Ladder) Mer<br />

User Ra, was a Hyksos king that reigned immediately before Aa Pehti<br />

Set. 364 Many inscriptions on scarabs attest to him. Ramses II dated the<br />

commencement of the reign of this king Aa Pehti Set. He erected a stele<br />

in 1240BCE to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of his<br />

dynasty commencing with Aa Pehti Set. From this, we can deduce that if<br />

Jacob of the Ladder was indeed the primary biblical archetype for Jacob<br />

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