Patriarchal Palestine

The volume surveys the archaeology and geography of Canaan and surrounding regions to reconstruct the world of the patriarchal narratives, bringing cuneiform, Egyptian, and Palestinian monuments into dialogue with the accounts of Genesis and Exodus. It outlines the chief places named in those books, examines inscriptions and tablets that bear Semitic personal and dynastic names—including attestations of names corresponding to Abram, Jacob, and Joseph—and sketches the political and cultural background of early Canaan. Throughout it argues that recent discoveries strengthen the historical credibility of the biblical narratives, critiques higher-critical skepticism, and offers a map and chronological framework for readers seeking an archaeological reading of the patriarchal age.