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The 12 pages that link to Merneptah Stele, each with the reason it gives.

• ExodusRelated: It establishes Israel’s presence in Canaan by the late thirteenth century BCE, a chronological anchor for Exodus debates.

• MosesRelated: It anchors discussion of Israel’s presence in Canaan, though it does not mention Moses or the Exodus.

• Biblical archaeologyBroader topic: It anchors evidence for a people called Israel in the southern Levant before the monarchy.

• CanaanRelated: Its mention of Israel places a named people in Canaan by this period.

• IsraelitesBroader topic: Its mention of Israel provides an early external witness to a people in Canaan.

• Book of JoshuaRelated: It provides external evidence for Israel in Canaan without confirming Joshua’s conquest sequence.

• Ancient IsraelRelated: Its reference to Israel places a people in Canaan before the biblical monarchies.

• Nineteenth Dynasty of EgyptBroader topic: It is a key surviving record of the dynasty’s foreign campaigns and regional presence.

• YahwismBroader topic: It establishes an early historical setting for the communities from which Yahwism developed.

• Joshua (biblical figure)Related: Its evidence places an identifiable Israel in Canaan without confirming Joshua’s conquest account.

• Ancient Israel and JudahRelated: Its use of Israel as a people rather than a kingdom informs debates about early Israelite identity.

• Historicity of the BibleBroader topic: It independently attests to a people called Israel in Canaan, without confirming biblical accounts of their origins.