You are hereHomeBARJune 1975When Was the Age of the Patriarchs?—Of Amorites, Canaanites, and Archaeology In the Amarna letters there are eleven occurrences of a place name KinahÉhÉi, KinahÉna and only one use of the gentilic KinahÉayu. In the Alalakh texts its use is also primarily geographic. See Speiser, op. cit., p. 238. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.