1 Jan 1962 Jahr v. Chr. - Amenemhat I Plans to Marry Sarai

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Gertoux, Gérard. Sarah wife of Abraham Fairy tale or real history? Outcome of the Investigation.


As we have seen, Amenemhat I presumably considered making a covenant with Abram by marrying his sister: When Pharaoh's officials saw her they sang her praises to Pharaoh and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's household. And Abram was very well
treated because of her (Gn 12:15-16). A cursory reading might suggest that the enormous gift to Abraham by the Pharaoh (Gn 12:20) could be a compensation to clear his name, but this is
not the case because Pharaoh was innocent.
For this marriage to take place, Amenemhat I
had to ennoble Sarai by naming her to the
prestigious post of personal funeral priestess.
The alliance of an Egyptian king with a foreign
sovereign, furthermore sealed by wedding, has always been an exceptional event in Egyptian history. This kind of exceptional event was carved on stelae or pictured by royal statues. Although the wedding of Amenemhat I with Sarai was finally cancelled, it was nearly consumed and has therefore been depicted. As incredible as it seems, we still possess several statues which were made to commemorate this exceptional event.

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