The author of this piece should read up on the investigations of a Jewish archeologist name of Israel Finkelstein. Finkelstein has done done extensive digging in ancient areas of Palestine and his conclusion (very scientific I believe but much to the consternation of his countrymen), that there is absolutely no support of the Biblical story of Abram, etc. down past David and that the Jericho story, walls, etc was some early scribes invention.
The author of this piece should read up on the investigations of a Jewish archeologist name of Israel Finkelstein. Finkelstein has done done extensive digging in ancient areas of Palestine and his conclusion (very scientific I believe but much to the consternation of his countrymen), that there is absolutely no support of the Biblical story of Abram, etc. down past David and that the Jericho story, walls, etc was some early scribes invention.