43-44. And the apparently insignificant detail that Joseph rode _in a chariot_ (implying horses) is also interesting, since, as far as we know, horses had only recently been introduced into Egypt by the Shepherd Kings. And had they been mentioned earlier--as, for instance, among the presents given to Abraham[29]--it would have been incorrect. And the expression _Abrech_, translated _Bow the knee_, is probably an Egyptian word (Margin R.V.). [Footnote 29: Gen. 12. 16.] 45. We also know that when foreigners rose to great importance in Egypt they were often given a new _name_. And Joseph's new name, Zaphenathpaneah, (probably meaning Head of the College of Magicians, a title he had just earned[30]) as well as Asenath, and Potiphera, are all genuine Egyptian names; though (with the exception of Asenath) they have not at present been found as early as the time of Joseph. [Footnote 30: H. E. Naville, Professor of Egyptology, at the University of Geneva, 'Archæology of the Old Testament,' 1913, p. 80.] 49. Lastly, the usual Egyptian custom (as shown by the monuments) of having a scribe to _count_ the quantity of corn as it is stored, is incidentally implied in the statement that on this occasion, owing to its great abundance, Joseph had _to leave off numbering it_. Thus everything in this chapter, _and the same may be said of many others_, is perfectly correct for Egypt; though much of it would be incorrect for Canaan, and is not likely to have been known to anyone living there. Yet the writer not only knows it, but _takes for granted that his readers know it too_, as he never explains anything. So the narrative is not likely to have been written after the time of Moses, when the Israelites left Egypt. And this, it may be added, is the opinion of many who have made a special study of ancient Egypt. Thus Prof. Naville declares 'I do not hesitate to say that he (Moses) was the only author who could have written the history of Joseph, such as we have it.'[31] [Footnote 31: Transactions of Victoria Institute, vol. xlvii., 1915, p. 355.] There is also evidence of quite another kind that this latter part of Genesis was written in Egypt. This is afforded by six passages, where, after the name of a place, is added some such phrase as _which is in Canaan_.[32] Yet there do not appear to be any other places of the same name liable to be confused with these. When then would it be necessary to explain to the Israelites that these places, Shechem, etc., were in Canaan? Certainly not after the conquest, when they were living there, and it was obvious to everyone; so we must refer them to the time when they were in Egypt. [Footnote 32: Gen. 23. 2, 19; 33. 18; 35. 6; 48. 3; 49. 30.]