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Book SynopsisCovering the time span from the Paleolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, this title explores three thousand years of uninterrupted contact between Egypt and Western Asia across the Sinai land-bridge. It presents a narrative of the love-hate relationship between the people of ancient Israel/Palestine and Egypt.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 1993 Best Scholarly Book in Archaeology Award, Biblical Archaeological Society "In the best Egyptological tradition... This is a work written by a master in Near Eastern studies."--Jean-Pierre V.M. Herubel, Digest of Middle East Studies "Attractively presents for the lay reader a wealth of research on the peoples and localities of ancient Palestine."--Journal of Palestine Studies "In his ability to understand the fragmentary data of ancient history, and in constructive use of imagination, Redford has few equals in the field... One of the finest histories of the ancient Near East."--The Times Literary Supplement
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and TablesList of AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroductionPt. 1Egypt and the Levart from Prehistoric Times to the HyksosCh. 1Village, Camps, and the Rise of a Colossus3Ch. 2Upper and Lower Egypt and the Walled Towns of Asia29Ch. 3"Lo, the Vile Asiatic!"56Ch. 4"Trampling the Foreign Lands": Egypt and Asia during the Middle Kingdom71Ch. 5The Hyksos in Egypt98Pt. 2The Egyptian Empire in AsiaCh. 6"Extending the Frontiers of Egypt"125Ch. 7The Empire of the New Kingdom192Ch. 8Asia in Egypt: Mosaic, Not Melting Pot214Pt. 3The Great MigrationsCh. 9The Coming of the Sea Peoples241Ch. 10"These are the Bene-Yisrael...,"257Pt. 4Egypt and the Hebrew KingdomsCh. 11Horses and Pharaoh's Daughter: Egypt and the United Monarchy283Ch. 12Egypt and Israel in the World of Assyria312Ch. 13Specter or Reality? The Question of Egyptian Influence on Israel of the Monarchy365Ch. 14Four Great Origin Traditions395Ch. 15Egypt and the Fall of Judah430Epilogue470Index473
