It is striking that the Edomites are not mentioned by Nehemiah. Since they : of Judaea in the south, it can be assumed that they were of the Arabian king. In that case, the kingdom stretched from the eastern Nile of the Arabian kingdom was prob-

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It is striking that the Edomites are not mentioned by Nehemiah. Since they

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The land of Goshen was in fact the area around the town of Patoumos, and the passage in the Septuagint is a strong indication that the GSM in the bowl inscription is identical with the one mentioned by Nehemiah.