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Was Imhotep and Joseph the same Person?

Category: Ancient Egypt Friday, 11 February 2011

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Was Imhotep and Joseph the same Person?

by Betty Rhodes

The Original Comparisons of Joseph & Imhotep

Imhotep was the world's first named architect who built Egypt's first pyramid, and is often recognized as the world's first doctor, priest, scribe, sage, poet, astrologer, and vizier, chief minister - to Djoser (reign 2630–2611 BC), the second king of Egypt's third dynasty. Imhotep may have lived under as many as four kings. An inscription on one of the kings statues states Imhotep's titles as the "chancellor of the king of lower Egypt', the "first one under the king", the "administrator of the great mansion", the "hereditary Noble", the "high priest of Heliopolis", the "chief sculptor", and finally the "chief carpenter".

By reading the following table it would appear that Imhotep and Joseph, son of Jacob, had many attributes in common - if not identical. Is this a pattern that has repeated - or were the two men one and the same person?

My conclusion - Imhotep and Joseph were indeed the same person and the descendant of Ptah.

Joseph	Imhotep Egyptian 3rd Dynasty Djoser 2630-2611 BC
second in command under Pharoah	second in command under Pharoah Djoser
lived to be 110 years of age	lived to be 110 years of age
great architect and builder	great architect and builder
stored up corn during 7 yrs of plenty	stored up corn during 7 yrs of plenty
saw seven years of famine - fed people	saw seven years of faminie - fed people
interpreter of dreams	interpreter of dreams
built pyramids & palaces	built the Step Pyramid & palaces
Zaphnath-paaneah (preserver of life) physician servants	was a physician
instituted an income tax of one fifth	instituted an income tax of one fifth
married into the Priesthood of On	married into the Priesthood of Heliopolis [On]
knowledge of astrology	knowledge of astrology
coat of many breadths/colors (pac (pas) = wide tunic)
became an educated man	a poet and educated medical writer
overseer of works	overseer of works
name means to add, increase, to join or gather together	name means "the one that comes in peace"
was one of twelve siblings	was one of twelve siblings