Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Tory Thorpe <torythrp AT yahoo.com>]

On Nov 11, 2007, at 6:34 PM, K Randolph wrote:

> Just out of curiosity:
>
> On 11/11/07, Tory Thorpe <torythrp AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I think we can safely rule out Danuna, a kingdom thought to have been
> > situated in eastern Cilicia. It is mentioned, for example, in the
> > Amarna letter EA 151. Then again, the location of Danuna, and at
> > least the origin of the people Danuna, is a subject of debate. I
> > suppose it is not impossible for there to have been a well-known
> > settlement of Danunites in northern Canaan during the time of the
> > Patriarchs.
> >
> > Tory Thorpe
>
> Why do you assume that just because there is a name to a geographical
> location, that there was a settlement there?

It's an assumption, I admit. Evidence of a people called Dan,  
unrelated to the biblical tribe, in northern Canaan suggests it. It  
was my way of saying you may have a point, without saying you may  
have a point :)

Tory Thorpe