Footnote 4 – The Question of Israelite Literacy

For information on Tel Masos, see Biblical Archaeology Review articles: Aharon Kempinski, “Israelite Conquest or Settlement? New light from Tell Masos,” BAR 02:03; “Is Tel Masos an Amalekite Settlement?” BAR 07:03; letters, “Conquest or Settlement? Israelite or Canaanite?” in Queries & Comments BAR 03:01. (See also endnote 5.)