Event
Death of Concharis (Khaankhra Sobekhotep) and Merenre II, 1491 BC
CFAH AP-51: Concharis (Khaankhra Sobekhotep) of Dynasty 13 died in 1491 BC, the year of the Exodus; CFAH-6 also places the death of Merenre II then.
Sort year1491 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 1491 BC (AP-51)
Description
The Sothis King List gives 700 years from the Dispersion (AP-2) to the death of king #25, Concharis. CFAH-6: "1491 BC is the date of the Exodus in the Ussher-Jones chronology (Jones 2019, 24)."
Scripture
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 1491 BC Precision: year |
1491 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt," ARJ 18 (2025): 13–60, Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #51; Argument 2 §D "The Death of Merenre II is Synchronized with the Death of Concharis of D13" (opens in a new tab) CFAH-6 Table 1: "Death of Concharis, Khaankhra Sobekhotep" Sets sort year |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Jones (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament, 2002) gives no date for this extra-biblical event. |
| Ussher | Not yet established | — | — No matching entry found in Ussher's Annals. |
Related
Free sources
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 6: The Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt, (opens in a new tab) — Argument 2, Table 1 "Anchor Points for early Egyptian history" #51; Argument 2 §D "The Death of Merenre II is Synchronized with the Death of Concharis of D13" free-to-read
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Exod.14.28 public-domain
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.