Comments on BiblePlaces Blog: Hurva Synagogue Reconstruction

Squeehunter,I think you’re on the right track. Th...

2009-01-12T21:05:00.000-06:00

Squeehunter,

I think you’re on the right track. The Bible indicates that the Israelites were most successful in holding territory in the hill country, and not successful in efforts to live in the plains and valleys. The Egyptians were most interested in the Coastal Plain and the Jezreel Valley because this was where the international road was, and that gave them access to points beyond.

BTW, I don’t think this question is significantly affected by whether one dates the arrival of the Israelites to the 15th or the 13th centuries. For other reasons, I think the 13th century has more problems than the 15th century view.

I'm not sure where to ask this but I had a questio...

2009-01-12T15:58:00.000-06:00

I'm not sure where to ask this but I had a question. So far from my research, the Exodus and Joshua accounts hold up rather well when moved to the 13th century and lessen the amount of people mentioned. Anyway, I wanted to know how Joshua avoided the Egyptians when he took over all of those cities. From what I can tell, he only really took over towns in the highlands. Did Egypt not really care so much about any highland settlements? It doesn't seem like they would. I would REALLY apperciate it if you would let me know.

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I wondered as I saw this how much investigation th...

2009-01-06T11:45:00.000-06:00

I wondered as I saw this how much investigation they did under this site. It seems like the whole hill could be rich with 1C AD finds. As I recall, it's not far from the mansion in the Wohl.

I do wonder just how hard they looked.