An attempt to impose his worship upon the native Egyptians led to the war of independence which ended in the expulsion of the stranger.

Apophis III., of the Seventeenth dynasty, sent messengers to Skenen-Ra, the prince of Thebes, bidding him renounce Amon of Thebes for the god of his suzerain.

Skenen-Ra resisted, and a long war followed, which, after lasting through five generations, resulted in the complete triumph of the Egyptians.

The Hyksos were driven back into Asia, and the prince of Thebes was acknowledged the Pharaoh of an united Egypt (B.C.

1600).
It was while the Hyksos kings were reigning that Abraham visited the Delta.