... then committed himself entirely to the worship of the sun. His new monotheistic belief was totally opposite to his previous belief of multitudinous deities. Scholars believe that there is some relation between the faith of the Israelites and the solar monotheism of Ikhnaton; Israelite influence must have been to a certain extent accountable. Also, a scripture of Merneptah was discovered in 1896 and it is alleged that the name 'Israel' occurs on it. The inscription is a 'song of triumph' of Merneptah describing in pretentious language his victories in Canaan. However, it is not definite that the words 'Ysiraal is desolated' refer to Israel at all. Possibly, stating that Merneptah had devastated the district of 'Jezreel'. And if 'Ysiraal' does mean Israel, then it refers to the settlements in Palestine by Israelites from Egypt before the Exodus. There is thus no logical reason for disagreeing with the current theory that the ...

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