> Do they mean the Hebrews? According to [1]: > The Hyksos... were people of probable Levantine origin, who established the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1650–1

> Do they mean the Hebrews? According to [1]: > The Hyksos... were people of probable Levantine origin, who established the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1650–1550 BC) based at the city of Avaris in the Nile delta, from where they ruled the northern part of the country. While the Hellenistic Egyptian historian Manetho portrayed the Hyksos as invaders and oppressors, modern Egyptology no longer believes that the Hyksos conquered Egypt in an invasion. Instead, Hyksos rule had been preceded by groups of Canaanite peoples settled in the eastern delta who probably seceded from central Egyptian control near the end of the Thirteenth Dynasty. So Canaanites [2]. The paper supports the theory that Hykos were settlers rather than invaders. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan