History · 1 · Abraham and Sarah
Born on a land-bridge
Israel and Judah lay on the narrow corridor linking Mesopotamia and Egypt. It was a highway for traders and a battlefield for empires.
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Their heartlands were land-locked hill country, off the main trade routes, 'the periphery of the periphery.' When Mesopotamian empires marched toward Egypt, these small kingdoms stood in the way and were crushed.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 23–25
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