Q&A: Egyptian Rule in the Land Throughout the Late Bronze Age
Egyptian Rule in the Land Throughout the Late Bronze Age
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Even if the Exodus was in the 15th century BCE, and even if it was in the 13th century BCE, it would seem that the Israelites should have had to fight Egypt when they arrived in Canaan, since Egypt ruled all of Canaan.
What do we do with that?
Another question: how is it possible that the Hebrew Bible does not mention at all the crisis at the end of the Late Bronze Age?
(The great powers throughout the region collapsed, there was terrible famine, etc.)
Thank you
Answer
I’m not an expert in these subjects (and I’m also not very impressed by them), meaning the Hebrew Bible, history, and ancient archaeology. If something is bothering you, I suggest you send a question to the site “Ladaat Leha’amin.” There are people there who are knowledgeable and can answer you. It would be worth first searching the articles posted there (and also on the site “Ratio”), since they may already address this.