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The Merneptah Stele Named Israel Around 1208 BCE. Does It Confirm the Bible? | Ancient Origins
A viral X post says the Merneptah Stele confirms the Bible. It is a genuinely important early witness that names Israel as a people in Canaan around 1208 BCE, but the Exodus, conquest, hill country and grammar claims go beyond what its single line says, and the proposed earlier Israel on Berlin pedestal 21687 remains debated.
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