Beyond that, “Egypt” is a term in Israelite memory and tradition that bespeaks brutality, exploitation, and bondage, the demeaning of the human spirit, and the suppression of covenantal relations. Indeed, Israelite memory concerning Yahweh is that the taproot of faith and life is emancipation from Pharaoh. Notably the Pharaoh is not identified. Historical calculations suggest that the Pharaoh of the moment is perhaps Siamun. [Candidates for Pharaoh] It is, however, crucial that he is not named, for