[asa] Re: In a Ruined Copper Works, Evidence That Bolsters a Doubted Biblical Tale

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> Chronology is at the crux of the debate. Exactly when did the nomadic
> tribes of Edom become an organized society with the might to threaten
> Israel?

Nomads are perfectly capable of organizing and causing a threat to other
peoples. Remember Genghis Khan? Israel itself was not that big, so merely
the ability to gather together and stage a large raid would be enough, even
if they each went back to their own tents afterwards.

-- 
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
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