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David A. Kipper Ancient Israel Lecture Series:
How Ancient Israel Began: A New Archaeological Perspective
David Ilan, Hebrew Union College; Director, Tel Dan

Over the last 100 years , a number of models have been proposed to explain the origins of ancient Israel. Join us as David Ilan examines a new proposal: that Egypt itself instigated Israelite settlement.

Introduction begins at 20:40
Lecture begins at 25:50
Q&A begins at 1:29:07
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This lecture was live streamed on Wednesday, June 5 at 7 PM Central Time.