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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY

The stele describes a military campaign led by Merneptah against Canaan.  It provides a list of the cities and people that were fought and conquered.

[Jean-Pierre Cortegianni, Egyptologist] At line 27, at the very bottom of the stele, we find a word that corresponds EXACTLY with that of ISRAEL.

"ISRAEL IS DESTROYED, AND ITS SEED IS NO MORE."

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