The land of Israel appeared after the conquest of Canaan and according to the Bible, which states that 480 years elapsed between the Exodus and Solomon’s 4th year (1Kings 6:1) when he began to build the temple (around 1000 BCE), this conquest had to occur around 1500 BCE. As the very name “Israel” appears for […]
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Ancient Israel’s HISTORY – EDITED BY BILL T. ARNOLD RICHARD S. HESS PDF
Bill Arnold and Richard Hess: “Why We Wrote Ancient Israel’s History“ NOVEMBER 25, 2014 posted by MASON SLATER “Why We Wrote Ancient Israel’s History” by, Bill Arnold and Richard Hess. Ancient Israel’s History grows out of a need we noticed many years ago when we were students together at Hebrew Union College. We benefitted from […]
The Emergence of Israel in Canaan: An Update and Criticism – Cristian Rata
The greatest problem with the ‘mixed multitude’ theory is that there is no archaeological support for it. After all, we are having a very difficult time to distinguish between Israelites and Canaanites, how can we even come close to distinguish between the various groups that supposedly make up this ‘mixed multitude’? The impression from most […]