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Over 25,000 clay tablets discovered at Mari reveal a vibrant ancient world of diplomacy, trade, and peoples who may be connected to the biblical Hebrews.
The royal archives of Mari, a powerful city-state on the Euphrates in modern Syria, date to roughly 1800–1760 BCE. These tablets mention the 'Habiru' — a social class of displaced people whose name may be linguistically connected to 'Hebrew.' The archives paint a detailed picture of the patriarchal-era world: semi-nomadic herders negotiating with city kings, exactly the lifestyle Genesis describes.
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