THEO 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Shasu, Habiru, Hyperbole
14 Apr 2020
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This seems to be an early form of the word hebrew . These people lived outside of regular (urban) society in southern canaan. Collection of letters between pharaoh akhenaten and rulers of canaanite cities. They are especially mentioned by ruler of shechem. Shechem was the main city in the israeli highlands. His son seems to have dealings with them, and the pharaoh is upset. Shechem seems at times to be under habiru control. Note: israel is the only canaanite place that is not a city. One should take the mention of israel being wiped out as typical political hyperbole of the time. Shasu is the egyptian word for foot wanderers . I. e. , nomads: goat and sheep herders: these people lived in marginally-fertile land, they would trade with urban centres and settled farmers. Explain and describe the four traditional models for the origins of israel.
