This paper demonstrates the antiquity of certain concepts found in the Old Testament. It indicates the antiquity and objective reality of certain concepts that were part of the common intellectual, religious and technical heritage of the Old Testament and ancient Near East. Most of the comparative material is taken from Egypt.
The article gives exegetical remarks on the relatively unknown oracles against the nations of Jeremiah 46 (Damascus, Egypt, etc.) to Jeremiah 51.
This article is a response to a previous article by James Hofmeier on the date of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
This map shows the movement of a people group called the 'Sea Peoples', who are known to have carried out occasional raids along the coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea and as far south as Egypt.
What was the exodus route followed by the Israelites when they left Egypt going toward Canaan? The exact route is not known, neither is the location of some places mentioned in the Bible, such as Mount Sinai. This map shows a possible route that the Israelites might have followed.
