Were the Hyksos Ishmael's descendants & the Shasu Esau's descendants through Mahalath (daughter of Ishmael)?
Author: Eulalio Diocson Eguia Jr. Abstract: In this research, I will explore the possibility that the Hyksos were the descendants of Ishmael, and that an angel’s prophecy about Ishmael “dwelling in hostility toward all his brothers” was initially fulfilled shortly before the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt happened, and continued until the Hyksos took possession of the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta , from where they ruled over Lower Egypt and Middle Egypt up to Cusae : Genesis 16:11-12 The angel of the L ord also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the L ord has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers .” Genesis 25:18 His [Ishmael’s] descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt , as you go toward Ashur. And they lived i...