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Here is a letter, known as the El-Amarna Letter No. 287. Circa 1350 BCE, sent by the Canaanite Governor of Jerusalem to the Pharaoh of Egypt, which states:

“As the king has placed his name in Jerusalem forever, he cannot abandon it—the land of Jerusalem.”

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El-Amarna Letter No. 287 

This letter sent by the Canaanite Governor of Jerusalem to the Pharaoh of Egypt states: “As the king has placed his name in Jerusalem forever, he cannot abandon it—the land of Jerusalem.”

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