Egyptian Sources: W. M. Müller, _Asien und Europa nach Alt-ägyptischen Denkmälern_ (Leipzig, 1893); {117} J. H. Breasted, _History of Egypt_ (London, 1906); _id._, _Ancient Records of Egypt: Historical Documents_ (1906-7); _Zeitschrift fur Aegyptische Sprache_, etc. etc. Of general works, W. R. Smith, _Lectures on the Religion of the Semites: the Fundamental Institutions_ (London, 1894), is naturally indispensable. Important, also, are G. A. Barton, _A Sketch of Semitic Origins, Social and Religious_ (New York, 1902); Marie-Joseph Lagrange, _Études sur les Religions Sémitiques_ (Paris, 1905); J. G. Frazer, _Adonis, Attis, and Osiris: Studies in the History of Oriental Religion_ (London, 1907). For Modern Semitic Religion there is a large mass of scattered evidence; the most illuminating works are those of C. M. Doughty, _Arabia Deserta_ (Cambridge, 1888); S. I. Curtiss, _Primitive Semitic Religion To-day_ (London, 1902); A. Jaussen, _Coutumes des Arabes au Pays de Moab_ (Paris, 1908). For the history of the period may be consulted the works of G. Maspero (_Histoire Ancienne_; Paris, 1904, etc.), or the popular account, with typical illustrations, by G. Cormack, _History of Palestine in Early Times_ (forthcoming). For those unacquainted with modern comparative study in the field of religion, one of the most serviceable introductory books is J. A. Macculloch's _Comparative Theology_ (Churchman's Library, London, 1902). {118} CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE The following dates are based upon the latest researches, but are to be regarded as provisional. Some Biblical dates are added for comparison, those marked with an asterisk follow the margin of the Authorised Version. FIRST BABYLONIAN DYNASTY (the 'Khammurabi age') between . . . . . . . . . . . . 2060-1800 B.C. TWELFTH EGYPTIAN DYNASTY, began about . . . . . . . 2000. Abram enters Canaan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1921*. Descent of Jacob into Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1706*. Hyksos invasion of Egypt, about . . . . . . . . . . 1680. EIGHTEENTH EGYPTIAN DYNASTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 1580-1350. Thutmose III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500. Exodus of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1491*. Invasion of Palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1451*. Amenhotep III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1411. Amenhotep IV. (Ikhnaton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1375. NINETEENTH EGYPTIAN DYNASTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 1350-1200. Sety I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1320. Ramses II. (? Pharaoh of the oppression, Exod. i. 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310. Merneptah (? Pharaoh of the Exodus; defeats Israel in Palestine) . . . . . . . . . . . 1244.