1. Prior to the 1st millennium BCE [that is to say, during any time period that might be attributed to Moses], there was no Hebrew alphabet that was developed enough to write down a sophisticated composition like the Patriarchal narratives. The Ugaritic alphabet was sophisticated enough, but Ugarit is located way up north in western Syria, and there is absolutely no evidence that the early Hebrews, who lived in south-central Canaan, ever used the Ugaritic alphabet.
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