![]() The name Hermes was given to Moses by the priests who revered him for his wisdom and paid him divine homage. But the one who excelled all was Moses, whom Artapanus identifies with Musaeus, teacher of Orpheus, and with Hermes-Thoth, god of Egyptian writing and culture. He turned arid areas into arable land, distributed land among the priests, and also introduced standard measures for which he became popular among the Egyptians (Eusebius, Praeparatio Evangelica, 9:23). He was the first to divide the country and demarcate its various boundaries. Joseph was appointed viceroy of all Egypt and initiated Egyptian agrarian reforms to ensure that the powerful would not dispossess the weak and the poor of their fields. Jacob established the Egyptian temples at Athos and Heliopolis. When Abraham came to Egypt, he taught the pharaoh (Pharethothes or Pharetones) the science of astrology. The purpose of this work was to prove that the foundations of Egyptian culture were laid by Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses. Artapanus wrote περὶ ʾΙουδαίων ("On the Jews"), fragments of which are preserved in the writings of the Church Fathers. ARTAPANUS (ʾΑρτάπανος second century b.c.e.), Hellenistic Jewish author. ![]()
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