The World History of the Jewish People

13th century according Alalakh Amorite Ancient East ANET apparently archeological BASOR Benjamin Beth-shean Bible biblical Book of Joshua Book of Judges border Canaan Canaanite Canaanite cities century B.C.E. Chron connected conquest covenant cultic Deborah Deut divine Egypt Egyptian evidence Exodus father Galilee genealogical lists Gideon Gilead Hazor Hebrew hill-country of Ephraim historical Hittite House of Joseph ibid inheritance inscription Israel Israelite tribes Issachar Jerusalem Jordan Josh Joshua Judah Kadesh king kingdom Lachish land Late Bronze Period Levites Lord Machir Maisler Mazar Malamat Manasseh Megiddo mentioned Mer-ne-Ptah Midianites migration Moab monarchy Moses nomadic northern Palestine Pentateuch Philistines Plain of Jezreel priest prophet Ramses Ramses III regime region religion religious rule scholars Sea-Peoples seer seer-priest settled settlement Shechem sons sources southern story Tell temple towns tradition Transjordan tribal league tribes of Israel Ugarit valley various W. F. Albright