Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Jim:

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:00 AM, <JimStinehart AT aol.com> wrote:

>
> In determining the antiquity and accuracy of the Joshua city lists, three
> critical questions to ask are as follows:
>
> (1)  Were any towns located southeast of the city now called Hebron in
> Biblical times?
>

Where in the text of Joshua does it say that they were to the south east?

Have you looked at a satellite picture of the Judean highlands around
Hebron? There's room for many towns south of Hebron while staying in the
highlands. In ancient times those would have made excellent summer pastures,
while the flat areas even today are extensively farmed.

Did you notice that there were two different towns named ZYP, one in verse
24, and the other in verse 55? Could there have been a third town as well?

That there are not many archaeological sites in that area is more due to
that no systematic surveys have been made, not that there are no ruins of
interest?

>
>
> Jim Stinehart
> Evanston, Illinois
>

Karl W. Randolph.