There is no direct archaeological or historical evidence confirming the enslavement of Jews in Egypt. The Egyptian pyramids were built by a massive, organized workforce of skilled, paid, and temporary laborers—not slaves, as often depicted in popular culture—comprising native Egyptians, including farmers working during the Nile's flood season, craftsmen, and engineers, who were housed, fed, and buried honorably near the construction sites, as evidenced by archaeological discoveries of workers' villages and cemeteries.