jan 1, 1200 BC - Ugaritic Tablet Notes Hapiru Active
Description:
The Merneptah Stela by Charlie BrownonneIn Ugaritic a tablet (2062:A:7; Gordon 1965, Glossary #1899) found in the oven when Ugarit was abandon shows that the Hapiru were active here around 1200 BC Not all Hapiru were Hebrews. Greenberg states, "Since the time of Bohl it has become commonplace that 'all Israelites were Hebrews (Hapiru), but not all Hebrews (Hapiru) were Israelites'" (1955, 92).
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Date:
jan 1, 1200 BC
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~ 3226 years ago
