Letters from the Biblical World: Amarna and Lachish

AT BIBLE ARCHAEOLOGY REPORT, Brian Windle has started a new series on Letters from the Biblical World. Two essays are up so far. HT the Bible Places Blog.

Letters from the Biblical World: The Amarna Letters

I very much doubt that the Amarna letters refer to the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites.

For more on the Amarna letters see here and links and here.

Letters from the Biblical World: The Lachish Letters

For some PaleoJudaica posts on the Lachish letters, see here and links.

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