This is a tangled history that includes

This is a tangled history that includes, at first glance, not related things: the biblical story, the problem of 3800 years ago, the mysterious dreams of Pharaoh, the energy policies of 60-ies of the twentieth century and the American engineer, who lived in the last century. What unites them piece of my distant ancestor of Joseph. The result of this mixing was the inclusion in the Egyptian tour site, which is rarely visited by tourists. We found evidence of unusual skill of the ancient engineers, as well as confirmation of a new interpretation of the biblical story of how Joseph saved Egypt. 
History of Joseph, beginning in chapter 37 of Genesis, is striking, dramatic and mysterious events. Sold into slavery, envious half-brother, he eventually became a servant of one of the nobles at the court of the Egyptian Pharaoh. At Joseph's, which was pitched handsome and beautiful faces, "drew the attention of the wife of great men, but the boy rejected her harassment. Then she accused Joseph of attempting to seduce her, and he was in prison. 
In prison he has become famous interpreter of dreams. And when Pharaoh dreamed strange dreams, which could not explain any of the Wise, the lord of Egypt, led Joseph. Dreams of Pharaoh about how seven toschih cows ate seven fat cows and seven toschih and wind issushennyh ears gobbling it up seven fat and full, the young man interpreted as follows: for the seven years of great abundance, followed by seven years of famine. Pharaoh was impressed at the wisdom of Joseph, and he put his authority "over all the land of Egypt." Joseph - Bible story continues - ordered to make a stock of grain in years of high yield. And when the hunger, "the entire land of Egypt was the bread." 
I grew up in the Middle East, and therefore I am always in doubt, this method predicted the fight against hunger. During the Second World War, when there is a clear lack of food, I have witnessed the failure of more or less long-term storage of products in a hot climate - not to mention the fourteen years (just as many years have elapsed from the time when stocks started to do, before the end of hunger ). During this time, edible grains would become the polusgnivshuyu lot full of bugs and parasites.

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