Biblical Archaeology Review

Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.

Endnote 15 - Exodus Itinerary Confirmed by Egyptian Evidence

Simons, Handbook, pp. 164–169, List XXVII. The name Hebron is spelled without final -n in the Egyptian according to a common convention in the transliteration of Semitic place-names in Egyptian. DRBN could be a simple misspelling of Dibon, a city in Judah mentioned with Hebron in Nehemiah 11:25. Spelling errors of this kind (a false r) are common in the Medinet Habu topographical list of Ramesses III.

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