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Dear List,
EA 289: "Should we do as Lab'aya, who gave Shechem to the enemy {habiru}? " Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but El(ohim) will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers. And I will give you one shoulder (sekem) more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow." Same event. Conclusions: 1. Ad quem for Jacob ("northern tribes") in northern central highlands is the 14th century. 2. Ad quo for possession of Shechem also the 14th century. 3. First "datable" reference to "Jacob/Israel" now superseding Merneptah's stele. 4. By Merneptah, Israel had over a century to propagate in Israel a consolidate from Shechem. 5. The Jacob group were regarded as habiru ("my sword and my bow"). Support: No conquest tradition of Shechem in Joshua. Thanks to Ian for translating (from Italian) and posting EA 286. LMB --------------------------- L.M. Barre www.angelfire.com/ca2/AncientIsrael Point Loma, California |
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