jan 1, 1207 BC - Merneptah Stele

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An engraved stone slab which describes Pharaoh Merneptah’s military victories in 1207 BCE. The stele itself is dated to the year 1205 BCE. It contains the earliest undisputed extra-biblical reference to Israel to date.

With 25 readable lines written in hieroglyphics, the inscription recounts Merneptah’s conquests of the land of Canaan. Part of the inscription reads:

Canaan is captive with all woe.
Ashkelon is conquered, Gezer seized,
Yanoam made nonexistent;
Israel is laid waste, bare of seed,

https://armstronginstitute.org/122-merneptah-stele-proving-israels-3200-year-existence

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