A Provincial ‘Canaanite’ Migration: “Abisha the Hyksos” with multicolored coat
Many are familiar with Egypt’s New Kingdom Period, which began around 1550 b.c.e. and was dominated by a powerful united Egypt controlled by 18th Dynasty Thutmosid and later 19th Dynasty Ramesside pharaohs. This overall New Kingdom Period is widely regarded as the one within which the Exodus took place, with both of the two main Exodus theories fitting into this window (the “early,” 15th-century view vs. the “late,” 13th-century view; see “What Is the Correct Time Frame for the Exodus and Conquest of the Promised Land?” for more on this subject).
Before this New Kingdom Period began, however, the picture was very different. Egypt was in what is known as the Second Intermediate Period, circa 1700–1550 b.c.e. This was a decentralized period in Egyptian history, within which Egypt was essentially split in half—between Upper Egypt in the south, ruled by native Egyptian pharaohs, and Lower Egypt in the north, the swathe of Egypt including the Nile Delta and the biblical land of Goshen.
This split occurred when a population of Semitic peoples migrated from Canaan into the northern Egyptian Delta and established themselves as a powerful ruling class. These Semitic, Canaan-originating people were known to the Egyptians as the Hyksos—a unique people known for their shepherding and multicolored garments. And while later, propagandistic Egyptian texts (such as that of the third-century b.c.e. Egyptian historian Manetho) accused them of violently taking the land, modern researchers now know that they became established within Egyptian territory peaceably.
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Source: https://armstronginstitute.org/1208-the-hyksos-evidence-of-jacobs-family-in-egypt