The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.

Based on a mark in an interior chamber naming the work gang and a reference to fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 1748 BC. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,765 years. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.

There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The main part of the Giza complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honour of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles. 

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An interesting story reveals itself when Dynasty IV is compared with Dynasty III. These are parallel reigns of Egyptian pharaohs. The Pharaohs of Memphis belong to a different line than those of Thebes. Among the Memphis Pharaohs is one named Khufu or Cheops. In the Turin Canon, Cheops is said to have suffered the death of all his family at the same time. This coincides with the story of Job in the bible!

Job 1:18-22 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

(19) And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

(20) Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

(21) And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

(22) In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

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Remember the books of the bible are not in chronological order. This is why the Book of Job is not obvious to historians that it is written during the time of Joseph! The story of Joseph was written by Moses in the first five books of the bible, but modern historians refuse to recognize the bible as a legitimate source of information. These two Pharaohs, Joseph and Job, are contemporaries. They are relatives!

Cheops 1726–1663 B.C.—this is Khufu or Job! Suphis 1734-1668 B.C.—this is Joseph. Job is Jacob’s grandson and Joseph’s nephew. Job’s father is Issachar, one of Joseph’s 12 brothers. Cheops is the Greek name for the Hebrew  name Job; Khufu is the Egyptian name for Job. Manetho, the Egyptian historian leaves this fact out of his writings for some reason.

The story gets better when we look at what academic history says about Joseph and his admiration by the Egyptians he saves during the seven years of famine. Josephus, Jewish historian, says when the Egyptians ran out of money to buy the stored grain from Joseph, they began to sign over title of their land to Joseph for grain. Later, when the famine ended, Joseph returned their land to them. He commanded them to pay a fifth of their income to the pharaoh’s treasury. The people were so overjoyed to have their land returned to them, they built a monument to Joseph because of his great kindness. By the end of the Great Famine, Joseph and his family were rulers of the land of Egypt, from the mid part of Egypt to the southern part of Egypt.

Egyptians are known to not be shepherds or keepers of cattle, so when Jacob and his family come to Egypt they are welcomed as shepherds to take charge of the Egyptians’ cattle.

In the writings of the historian Herodotus, he talks about the closing of pagan temples of the Egyptians. Cheops or Job is a worshipper of the One God. The God whom Job serves is called the Amen. The Egyptian rulers know of the Invisible God in the days of Joseph; it is not until the days of Moses that gross idolatry spreads throughout all of Egypt.

Cheops was a contemporary of King Zoser of Egypt. Ancient Egypt was a confederation of small city states. Amenemhet III 1741-1692 B.C. was king of upper Egypt and Pharaoh over all of Egypt. Under him were lesser kings, among who were Zoser, Cheops, and Suphis. Historians note that a man named Souf, another spelling for Joseph,orders Khufu or Cheops, Job, to design and build the Labyrinth for Amenemhet III. This man is none other than Joseph, Job’s uncle. Manetho the Egyptian historian, wrote of Cheops: “He was arrogant toward the gods, but repented and wrote the sacred book… A work of great importance.” This is the book of Job, preserved from the days of Egypt.

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Egyptian historians hated Joseph and Job so much they list them as unknown during dynasties III and IV.

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Herodotus writes about Job and Joseph closing the Pagan temples during their reign.

NOTE: Job wrote his book long before Moses was even born. Moses wrote the first five books of the bible years after Joseph and Job died. All bibles indicate the Book of Job’s author is unknown.

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