History of Egypt #263088

I. Egypt, A wonderland — There have always been a peculiar interest and a charm attached to Ancient Egypt and its story, arising out of the romance and traditions connected with the land. It was to Egypt that Abraham went; in it Joseph fulfilled his high destiny; at its court and schools Moses received his early training; and there the Israelites groaned under the tyranny of Pharaoh, from which they were delivered only by the mighty power of Jehovah. The youthful nations of Greece and Rome were impressed by its hoary antiquity and high civilization, and to them also in many things Egypt became a schoolmaster. They, as all who Since have visited the Nile valley, stood with awe before its colossal works, its pyramids and temples, its Sphinx and obelisks, and spread the fame of them through all lands. We do not wonder then, that in the popular mind Egypt' was as a fabled land. Now, while there is more interest than ever in its story, Egypt is no longer regarded as a mere isolated wonder, like some extraordinary freak of nature, or one of its own pyramids but.