The Habiru

by Lujack Skylark
(St. Louis)

Judges 11:26

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns and in Aroer and her towns and all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon for 300 years. The Hebrews were not in Egypt at Jephthah's time some 300 yrs.

After Joshua invaded Canaan nor were the Egyptians mentioned where the Hebrews had settled in Amorite territory. Since the Habiru could also mean raiders at certain time during history-the word Habiru = Hebrew.

1 Kings 6:1 the Exodus occurred 480 yrs. before Solomon's 4th year places Thutmose III as pharaoh of the Exodus; and 40 yrs. after when Joshua attacks Jericho its in Amenhotep III's reign. He receives the Tel-Amarna letters from the Canaanites wanting Egyptian military intervention against the Habiru.