claim · claim_merneptah_not_full_ethnogenesis
The Merneptah attestation proves the name Israel by the late thirteenth century but does not by itself explain Israelite ethnogenesis.
The Merneptah attestation proves the name Israel by the late thirteenth century but does not by itself explain Israelite ethnogenesis.
Review and provenance
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Dataset workflow: supported. This is separate from specialist review.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
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Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · provides primary evidence
Israel in the Merneptah Stela — Michael G. Hasel (1994)Defines what is directly attested.
Locator: source analysis - informs · proposes interpretation
First Israel, Core Israel, United (Northern) Israel — Israel Finkelstein (2019)Shows additional reconstruction required.
Locator: later formation models - informs · proposes interpretation
Will the Real Israel Please Stand Up? Archaeology and Israelite Historiography — William G. Dever (1995)Shows debate.
Locator: alternative ethnogenesis model