BIBLE AND SPADE - BY STEPHEN L CAIGER D B - first published at the University Press, Oxford 1936.
This Edition prepared for katapi by Paul Ingram 2003.

APPENDIX III

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE I

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From the Oppression to the Judges

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II

The Early Monarchy

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The Assyrian Period

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IV

The Babylonian and Persian Period

 

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TABLE No. 1. From the Oppression to the Judges

DATE
CE

EGYPTIAN HISTORY & RECORDS

THE EARLY DATE & BIBLICAL SYSTEM

THE 'LATE DATE' VIEW

 

 

(Breasted's Dates)

     

-1580

Expulsion of Hyksos

Beginning of Affliction

Beginning of Affliction

 

-1580

Dynasty XVIII. AHMOSIS

The King who knew not Joseph

   

-1557

AMENHOTEP I

     

-1539

THOTHMES I. Pharoah's daughter, Hatshepsut

Adoption of Moses

Moses much later

 
 

THOTHMES III

     

-1501

(Thothmes II)

'Pharaoh of Oppression'

   

-1479

Karnak Inscription. Canaan named.

     

-1448

AMENHOTEP II

The Plagues of Egypt

   

-1447

 

The Exodus. Am II 'Pharaoh of the Exodus'

   

-1420

THOTHMES IV

The Wilderness Wanderings

   

-1411

AMENHOTEP III

Moses on Sinai

   
 

Revolt in Canaan

     

-1407

 

Joshua takes Jericho

Israel still in Egypt

 

-1380

Tell el Amarna Tablets begin. Sagaz & Hittites invade Canaan on north; Habiru ditto on south-east

Habiru = Hebrews

Habiru not = Hebrew, but = Sagaz

 

-1377

 

Death of Joshua. Elders take charge.

   

-1375

AKHNATON

(Biblical Dates are henceforth given as worked out by Garstang)

Biblical dates in Joshua-Judges entirely disregarded

 

-1360

Tell el Amarna Tablets end

First Judge: Othniel secures, during Egyptian revival, 40 year's rest

   

-1358

SAKERE

     
 

Beginning of Egyptian revival

     
         

-1356

TUTANKHAMEN

     

-1353

EYE

     

-1350

Dynasty XIX. HARMHEB

     

-1319

Harmhab loses grip

End of 40 years' Rest. Eglons Oppression.

   

-1315

RAMESES l

     

-1314

SETI I

     
 

Asher and Aperiu in Canaan

Asher = a settled Joshua Tribe

Asher = a Tribe who had never gone to Egypt

 
   

Aperiu = Hebrews

Aperiu not = Hebrews

 

-1301

 

Judge Ehud

   

-1292

RAMESES II. Beginning of 80 years revival in Egypt. Defeat of Asher Ben-Anath

Period of 80 years of Rest. Shamgar Ben-Anath

The 'Pharaoh of the Oppression'. Ben-Anath not = Shamgar

 
 

Aperiu now in Egypt

Aperiu = Hebrew prisoners in Egypt?

Aperiu = Hebrews of the Oppression

 

-1225

MERENPTAH

     

-1224

   

The Exodus

 

-1223

Defeat of Asher and of Israel in Canaan (Israel Stele)

Sisera's Oppression

Merenptah the 'Pharaoh of the Exodus'

 
   

Israel = Joshua's Hebrews now settled in Canaan

Israel= a tribe who had never left Canaan; ditto Asher

 

-1209

Anarchy in Egypt

     

-1201

 

Deborah and Barak

Joshua invades Canaan during anarchy

 

-1200

Dynasty XX.
SET-NEKHT

40 years' Rest after Deborah

Conquest of Canaan

 

-1198

RAMESES III

Approach of the Philistines

   

-1167

RAMESES IV. Aperiu still in Egypt

Aperiu = Hebrew prisoners of wars?

Period of the Judges

 

-1161

RAMESES V

Midianite oppression

Hebrews settle in Canaan after withdrawal of Egypt

 

-1157

RAMESES VI

     

-1150

RAMESES VII

Judge Gideon

   

-1144

   

Toffteen's date for the Conquest

 
 

RAMESES VIII

     
 

RAMESES IX

     
 

RAMESES X

     
 

RAMESES XI

     

-1118

RAMESES

     

-1114

 

Abimelech

   

-1111

 

Jephthah

   

-1104

 

Beginning of Philistine Supremacy over Canaan

Agreement henceforth with 'Early Date' view

 

-1100

SMENDES

     

-1095

Dynasty XXI. HERIHOR

     

-1085

PASEBKHANET I

SAMSON

   

-1067

PAYNOZEM I

     

-1065

 

ELI

   

-1045

 

SAMUEL

   

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