It's true that Israelites started to settle in the hill country in 12th century. And Merneptah stele reads: "All who roamed have been subdued." Lack of Israeli settlements in the hill country in 13th century BCE can be explained with the nomadic way of life of early Israelites.
It's true that Israelites started to settle in the hill country in 12th century. And Merneptah stele reads: "All who roamed have been subdued." Lack of Israeli settlements in the hill country in 13th century BCE can be explained with the nomadic way of life of early Israelites.