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Amenhotep II (sometimes called Amenophis II and meaning " Amun is Satisfied") was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Jan 1, 2021 · Identifying Amenhotep II as the Exodus pharaoh harmonizes a 15th-century-BC Exodus with Egyptian history and thus demonstrates biblical inerrancy.
Amenhotep II, was the king of ancient Egypt (reigned c. 1425–00 bce), son of Thutmose III. Ruling at the height of Egypt’s imperial era, he strove to maintain his father’s conquests by physical and military skills.
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May 9, 2020 · Amenhotep II: The life and death of the great pharaoh. When he wore the double crown of Egypt, on the death of his father Thutmose III, Amenhotep II received the greatest inheritance ever granted to any other pharaoh.
Three main views have been proposed: (1) that he belonged to the 18th Dynasty and ruled in the 15th century, (2) that he belonged to the 19th Dynasty and ruled in the 13th century, and (3) that there was no Exodus and thus no Pharaoh of the Exodus, but it was only a literary creation of later Israelites.
Amenhotep II was the son of Thutmose III (circa 1479-1425 b.c.e.) and Great Royal Wife Meryetre-Hatshepsut. He married Queen Tiye, who was the mother of the next king, Thutmose IV (circa 1400-1390 b.c.e.). He ruled for twenty-six years, during which Egypt was prosperous and mostly at peace.
Amenhotep II was the 7th Pharaoh of Egypt's 18th Dynasty. Amenhotep his birth name, meaning "Amun is Pleased, Ruler of Heliopolis". He is sometimes referred to by Amenhotpe II, or the Greek version of his name, Amenophis II.
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