Modern historians usually describe the Hyksos as Semitic invaders
from Palestine and Syria who in the early 17th century BCE conquered Egypt. History further reports that they established a kingdom on the northeast border of the Nile Delta. The Hyksos are said to have ruled their northern Egyptian Kingdom (Lower Egypt) from 1680 BC until 1560s BC. They were later to be driven out of the country by a nationalistic revolt by vassal princes of the Nile Delta and upper Egypt under Ahmose 1, who later found the 18th dynasty. The name Hyksos according to Egyptologist has originally been interpreted to mean Shepard Kings. But it has also been suggested that the name means "Foreign Rulers" which historians are currently embracing. This looks to be wrong as the hieroglyps used to denote hyk - the disputed term for shepard is a shepard crook symbol. so more than likely the true meaning and translation for Hyksos is "Shepard King" The Hyksos Shepard Kings were mighty Pharaohs. They introduced the horse and chariot and fighting arts which were unknown to the Egyptians.. The Egyptian historian Manetho called them Hykshos and Josephus backs this up with Hyksos. They ruled from Memphis the old capital, and from Avaris a new capital which they found in the delta. Some research indicates that Abraham was possibly one of the first Hyksos Pharaohs and these were the Biblical Patriarchs of the Bible. For sure there expulsion under Ahmose 1 some 24,000 or more seems to be the exodus of biblical history even though the time line is before the Moses era. History shows there was a another exodus also during the time of Ankenaten but the figures are much smaller. Did the biblical scribes purposely combind these two exodus periods into the great exodus that we have come to believe in according to Bible standards..... The Pharaoh Ankenaten heralded in monotheism. His brother was named Thutmoses and study indicates he was possibly the Moses of the bible. So here we are looking at a possible coverup of major importance created by the bibical scribes who elected to bring in a new order. This schism was battle between the old school under Heliopolis priesthood who propagated the god Amon and the new under the Aten heralded in by the Pharaoh Ankenaten.