The earliest recorded evidence of a people by the name of Israel (as
ysrỉꜣr ) occurs in the Egyptian
Merneptah Stele, erected for Pharaoh
Merneptah (son of
Ramesses II) c. 1209 BCE, which states "Israel is laid waste and his seed is not."
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History of Israel - Wikipediaudah and History of Palestine Early Israelites (Iron Age I) Main articles: Hebrews, Israelites, and Biblical judges See also: Origins of Judaism, Biblical archaeology, and The Bible and history <span>The earliest recorded evidence of a people by the name of Israel (as ysrỉꜣr) occurs in the Egyptian Merneptah Stele, erected for Pharaoh Merneptah (son of Ramesses II) c. 1209 BCE, which states "Israel is laid waste and his seed is not."[26] The Merneptah Stele. According to mainstream archeology, it represents the first instance of the name "Israel" in the historical record. Archeological evidence indicates that during Summary
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