Other evidence could also be added, such as for the date of the conquest of Canaan, but this additional evidence will be related to the four points just noted. These paths of evidence include: (1) the date of the exodus according to the Bible (2) the historical circumstances of the exodus according to the Bible (3) the dates of reigning Pharaohs according to the chronology of ancient Egypt and (4) the historical circumstances of ancient Egypt.
Identifying the Pharaoh of the exodus necessitates following four paths of investigation, and seeing where all the data points line up. Some suggest that Moses intentionally decided not to name Pharaohs in order to snub these mighty kings who claimed to be gods on earth-although “Pharaoh” almost seems to function as a proper name in the Pentateuchal narratives. None of these Pharaohs is named, making their identification disputed. There are three different Pharaohs noted in the book of Exodus: that of 1:8, that of 2:15, and that of 5:1 et al.