Amarna Tablets

The following is a listing of the Amarna Tablets relevant to the Bible with dates and sources of the scanned tablet photos as well as English translation. There's plenty of detail about the Apiru or Habiru, the Hebrews of the Bible, and how they were taking over Canaan. In the letters one can read the words of multiple Canaanite kings begging Egyptian pharaohs to intervene stop the Jews, since Canaan at the time had been under Egyptian sovereignty.

Please be aware that these are just a few of the hundreds of Amarna tablets and are selected for their clear relation to the Bible. Other possibilities can be seen from the external sources.

External Sources

 * K.C. Hanson's Collection of Mesopotamian Documents