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Attempting to locate many of the stations of the Israelite Exodus is a difficult task, if not infeasible. Though most scholars concede that the narrative of the Exodus may have a historical basis, [9] [10] [11] the event in question would have borne little resemblance to the mass-emigration and subsequent forty years of desert nomadism described in the biblical account.
King's Highway (ancient) – an alternative, more easterly ancient route between Egypt and Mesopotamia; Salah al-Din Road – the main highway of the Gaza Strip, crossing the territory from north to south; Way of the Patriarchs – the biblical north-to-south route through the mountains of Canaan
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Place Philadelphi Corridor The Philadelphi Route separates Egyptian Sinai from the Gaza Strip, stretching north-northwest from Kerem Shalom to the Mediterranean Sea Region Gaza Strip, Palestine Blockade of the Gaza Strip Goods allowed or banned Smuggling tunnels Electricity Crossings Israel Erez ...
A paper by an Israeli government ministry proposing that Palestinians in Gaza be transferred to Egypt’s Sinai Desert has fueled outrage.
The area was under Israeli control until Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, prior to which Israel and Egypt signed the Philadelphi Accord, which allowed Egypt to send ...
The Via Maris (purple), King's Highway (red), and other ancient Levantine trade routes, c. 1300 BCE. The King's Highway was a trade route of vital importance in the ancient Near East, connecting Africa with Mesopotamia. It ran from Egypt across the Sinai Peninsula to Aqaba, then turned northward across Transjordan, to Damascus and the Euphrates ...
Israel says it will open a crossing to northern Gaza, where starvation is most acute, and will also open a major port. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please ...
Israel in Egypt (Edward Poynter, 1867). The story of the Exodus is told in the first half of Exodus, with the remainder recounting the 1st year in the wilderness, and followed by a narrative of 39 more years in the books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, the last four of the first five books of the Bible (also called the Torah or Pentateuch). [10]