1. Israelites (During Biblical Times) thebiblerevival.com/ clipart45.htm

3. Geography

4. www.keyway.ca

5. Major joint boundries

6. Archeological Eras Early Bronze approximately 2900 - 2300 BC Middle Bronze approximately 2300 - 2000 BC Late Bronze 1550 - 1200 BC Iron age: early, late, and middle – 1200 -600 BC Theories on existence: 1. Israelites came in gradually, adopting the Canaanite culture as their own. 2. Israelites were a submerged culture in the Canaanite era and revolted against their rule and then fled to the hills and later returned to conquer the lowlands. http://www.ldolphin.org/alanm/exod2b.html

7. Archeological Sites

8. Rameses http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/20020107.htm

9. This is the wilderness where the Israelites wandered for 40 years ! http://www.pattybrdarphoto.com/ISRAEL/Zin1Large.JPG

10. Succoth http://www.pattybrdarphoto.com/ISRAEL/ElahValleySuccothLarge.jpg

11. Mt Sinai http://www.chrisosullivan.com/images/mount_sinai_steps_of_redemp.jpg

12. Steps leading up to the Mt Sinai http://www.chrisosullivan.com/images/mount_sinai_steps_of_redemp.jpg

13. Top of Mt Sinai http://www.chrisosullivan.com/images/mount_sinai_steps_of_redemp.jpg

14. Ezion Geber http://www.abu.nb.ca/ecm/photo/img0013.gif

15. Ancient Kadesh http://www.pattybrdarphoto.com/ISRAEL/ViewTowardKadeshBarneaLarge.jpg

16. Archeology and Artifacts

17. Tamar www.bibleinterp.com/.../ Biblical_Tamar_Park.htm

18. Tamar: four room settlement http://www.bibleinterp.com/images/Tamar_Park/4-room-Jewish-house_2a.jpg

19. Settlement during bronze age

20. http://www.bibleinterp.com/images/Hazor_Ebeling/portada.jp Hasar Palace in Late Bronze Age

21. 13th-10th centuries BC (an Israelite city) http://www.ourfatherlutheran.net/biblehomelands/galilee/hazor.htm

22. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/lxxjewpap/POxy0656.jpg

23. SCROLLS FROM THE DEAD SEA http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html

24. http://www.bibleinterp.com/images/Hazor_Ebeling/statue.jpg Bronze figurine of a Canaanite nobleman

25. Middle Bronze Age tablet sent to a Canaanite king of Hazor http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/Hazor_Ebeling.htm

26. 800-586 BC ISRAELITE BOWL http://www.wbc.edu/Museum/Items/PAM132.jpg

27. IRON AGE ISRAELITE JUG 8th cent BC http://www.wbc.edu/Museum/Items/PAM031.jpg

28. Horse and Rider. Iron II. Israel. http://www.cobb.msstate.edu/museum/html/S539.html

29. Assault on Lachish, 700 -692 BC, Nineveh SW Palace, room 36 pannel http://bibarchae.tripod.com/064_Lachish3.jpg

30. Desert Animals

31. Ibex http://www.bibleplaces.com/southernwildlife.htm

32. Camels http://www.bibleplaces.com/southernwildlife.htm

33. Ostriches

34. http://www.bibleplaces.com/southernwildlife.htm Jackals

35. http://www.bibleplaces.com/southernwildlife.htm

36. Worked Cited Blank, Wayne, “Daily Bible Study, Key Way Publishing, 2005 Christine, Miller, “History on The Net”, May 1999, http://www.classicalhomeschooling.org/history/Israel.html “Cobb Institute Museum,” thursday March 31 2005 Ebeling, Dr, Jennie. “Recent Archaeologicay Discovery at Hazor Bible Interpretations all right reserved,200 http://www.bibleinterp.com Gigot, Francis, “Israelites”, Robert Appleton Company, 2003 Mongtomery, Alan, “Alternative Vie of the Archaeology of the Exodus 9 July 2004,