After the baby Moses is handed to Pharaoh's daughter, the adult Moses receives the Ten Commandments.

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The boy-pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter.

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Besides the infrared proof, one other explorer could also help reveal what is hidden in pharaoh Khufu's eternal resting place.

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Egypt's modern pharaoh turned out not to be so stable.

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The Pyramid of Chefren is the second largest at Giza and the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre from ancient Egypt's fourth dynasty.

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The Great Temple was first carved out of the mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244BC, Ramses II's imposing temple was as much dedicated to the deified pharaoh himself as to the primeval Egyptian gods Ra-Horakhty, Amun and Ptah.

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Mr. Knecht breaks up the story of Lucky Linda's construction by salting in some rather fun history of yachting though the ages, beginning with Pharaoh Ptolemy IV, who ruled Egypt 200 years before Christ and built a 400-foot vessel powered by several hundred oarsmen.

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It's only fitting then, that the latter have been used to help bring the mummy case of Pharaoh Hor back from obscurity.

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