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Shishak's monument at Megiddo
Fragments of Pharaoh Shishak's victory monument turned up at Megiddo, a major northern city. He likely left it there during his campaign around 925 BCE.
An unusual Egyptian venture.
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Egypt's Libyan rulers were usually too preoccupied at home for foreign campaigns. That weakness had allowed territorial states to emerge.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 63–64
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