When Egyptian Pharaohs Ruled Bronze Age Jerusalem
Peter van der Veen investigates an Egyptian presence before the time of David by Noah Wiener, August 08, 2019
“When Pharaohs Ruled Jerusalem,” Peter van der Veen brings together an array of evidence—including Egyptian statues, stylized architecture and material culture—that points to their presence in the city. March/April 2013 issue
FREE eBook Ancient Israel in Egypt and the Exodus, top scholars discuss the historical Israelites in Egypt and archaeological evidence for and against the historicity of the Exodus. The book is in the BAS directory in DropBox named ancient-israel-in-egypt-and-the-exodus.pdf. The first two articles discuss the alternate exodus route north along the coast and locate potential Rum Suf sites. The last article discusses multiple exodi. Articles contained are:
- Out of Egypt, The Archaeological Context of the Exodus, by James K. Hoffmeier. See page 16 with 2 route maps and the proposed location of Yam Suf (the Sea of Reeds), that the Israelites confronted and then marched through after turning back north and camping near Migdol.
- Let My People Go and Go and Go and Go, Egyptian records support a centuries-long exodus, by Abraham Malamat
- When Did Ancient Israel Begin? New hieroglyphic inscription may date Israel’s ethnogenesis 200 years earlier than you thought by Hershel Shanks. Extracted conclusion: The view that there was more than one Exodus has gained considerable traction since the publication of Abraham Malamat’s article in BAR titled “Let My People Go and Go and Go and Go.” Barbara Sivertsen has denominated the plural as “Exodi” in a recent book. Perhaps there was one with the Hyksos, another at the time of Ramesses II and still another at the end of the Late Bronze Age. Perhaps different groups (or tribes) that included proto-Israelites left (or escaped) at different times. Nothing conclusive here, but much food for thought.
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*** Gabriel Barkay, “What’s an Egyptian Temple Doing in Jerusalem?” Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2000. Detailed analysis of archeological finds that make a good case for there be such a place of worship in Jerusalem.
Yigal Levin, “Did Pharaoh Sheshonq Attack Jerusalem?” Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2012.
The Amarna Revolution, How Akhenaten changed ancient Egypt and its art by Lila Wolk, September 24, 2025.
