Amarna Letters

[One of the Amarna letters, 14th century]  Of all the ancient documents that have been discovered, the Amarna Letters are a special lot. These tablets contain correspondence between Egyptian Pharaohs and the kings of the neighboring countries whom the Egyptians ruled.

These letters contain all kinds of information, inventory, requests and even history. Since they were written at a time when the Israelites had entered Canaan, they provide a vast amount of information for reconstructing the socio-economic structure in and around Canaan. The discovery of the  Amarna Letters came as a great blessing to Christians and Bible students.

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