Poole, Reginald S.: Horae Aegypticae: or, the chronology of ancient Egypt: discovered from astronomical and hieroglyphic records upon its monuments, including many dates found in coeval inscriptions from the period of the building of the Great Pyramid to the times of the Persians ; and illustrations of the history of the first nineteen dynasties, shewing the order of their succession, from the monuments (London, 1851)

CONCLUDING REMARKS.

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Some have asserted that they disprove the Bible; and
others have insinuated that they weaken its authority.
The monuments completely disprove both these ideas;
and their venerable records most forcibly warn us, not
only against the disbelief of Sacred History, but also
against distrusting too much the narratives of ancient
Profane History, and even Tradition.

It was my intention to have inserted in the present
work an examination of the history of the Israelites
in Egypt, and of the date of the Exodus; but I have
been induced to omit these subjects, and to confine
myself, as much as possible, to the Chronology and
History obtained from the ancient Egyptian monu-
ments.