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The Hyksos may have been of Indo-Ayrian origin, however there is also linguistic evidence that points to their speaking a semitic language, possibly even Hebrew.  The sites of cities of theirs have been excavated in the Holy Land.

The Hyksos may have been of Indo-Ayrian origin, however there is also linguistic evidence that points to their speaking a semitic language, possibly even Hebrew.  The sites of cities of theirs have been excavated in the Holy Land.

Their historically brief domination had long lasting affects. They introduced the horse and the chariot to Egypt; and, perhaps, the upright loom, and olive. They forced the end of Egypt’s long held isolation, as the early rulers of the Eighteenth Dynasty set about  creating buffer states in Palestine; and this contact with the outside world led to the flowering of culture that this Dynasty is known for.  

Their historically brief domination had long lasting effects. They introduced the horse and the chariot to Egypt; and, perhaps, the upright loom, and olive. They forced the end of Egypt’s long held isolation, as the early rulers of the Eighteenth Dynasty set about  creating buffer states in Palestine; and this contact with the outside world led to the flowering of culture that this Dynasty is known for.  

The period of their control in Egypt (1640-1532BC) is known as the Second Intermediate Period.

The period of their control in Egypt (1640-1532BC) is known as the Second Intermediate Period.