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To: Carolyn who wrote (3077)	9/14/2014 6:49:50 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7987

Not sure, lmk what you find. Its one of the more detailed campaigns since Thutmose had his scribe keeping daily accounts to even some of the soldier's journals compaining about the "hell-hole" lands they had to march thru & missing home. Then later many records were proclaimed on the wall of the Temple at Karmak depicting all that we would expect of the victorious Kings exploits. They have found Egyptian artifacts in Megiddo so no doubt these events occurred , then the Egyptians maintained a large outpost in Gaza which was the very rich & strategic coastal city/region that placed them right in the middle of all those happenings in Judah. Egyptology really is still a new field (150yrs) we're still working on many translations , there's always some new window opening up, they were just avid record keepers going back 4500yrs. Relief in the Karnak Temple showing Thutmosis III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th Century BC.

To: Carolyn who wrote (3077)	9/14/2014 7:03:42 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 7987

Battle of Megiddo, Thutmose 1500BC....If you become better familiarized with this recorded history one of the most striking things (for me) is we know that King Thutmose took captives (sons & daughters) from the defeated Canaanites & Assyrian royal houses, one reason the obvious assurance of their compliance & play by his rules. But not what some would think for they were not kept as slaves and we know that some became his concubines. But mostly all were treated very well with respect & educated in Egyptian schools, a very wise way of spreading Egyptian learning & culture when they returned home. This recorded in the hieroglyphs so we have very wise & civilized approach going on here, for these young captives would be the direct inheritors of power when these sons were returned back to their kingdoms. (educated in Egyptian schools) Now its an easily step to know from here how much Egyptian influence of their stories , myths, proverbs, religious literature & cultural imprinting, infused and made its way into early Palestine/Judah. (This is all recorded) Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) en.wikipedia.org Egypt's realm was expanded by this campaign. As Paul K. Davis wrote, "By reestablishing Egyptian dominance in Palestine, Thutmose began a reign in which Egypt reached its greatest expanse as an empire." [8] Thutmose III required from the defeated kings that they each send a son to the Egyptian court. There, they received an Egyptian education. When they returned to their homelands, they governed with Egyptian sympathies. Nevertheless, the victory at Megiddo was only the beginning of the pacification of the Levant. Only after several further campaigns, conducted almost annually, was the unrest cooled. One unanticipated result came in the form of the word Armageddon, which took its root from Megiddo's name