Endnote 5 – How Did the Philistines Enter Canaan? A Rejoinder

For instance, the Israel Stela records the destruction of Ashkelon and Gezer around the fifth year of Merneptah (1207 B.C.). It would not be easy in decide whether a destruction level at one of these sites should be attributed to this pharaoh or the Philistines some 30 years later.