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Sources

The sources mentioned are "Numbers 34:1-12 (KJV)" and "Ezekiel 47:13-20". These are primary sources. In "Interpretations", the author (who has not contributed since 2011) says "My first reference was The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Online. I also used the Explanation of the Boundaries of Palestine According to Numbers 34:3, &c. from Jewish-American History on the Web. I also made much use of Bible Wiki archive copy at the Wayback Machine and, of course, Google and Google Images."

"Google" and "Google Images" are definitely not reliable sources. "Bible Wiki" is not reliable either as it's a Wiki. So at least part of the image is based on unreliable sources that are not even cited and therefore impossible to verify. Then we have this map by Rabbi Joseph Schwarz, 1850. It's better but don't we have a more recent map by a scholar? Also: why not use this map directly as it is certainly in the public domain now.

Then the author wrote "Inevitably, the interpretation of these old texts is controversial. The most important controversy is the location of the Brook of Egypt. Earlier Jewish authors understand it as the Nile, more precisely the Pelusian branch of the Nile Delta. Later authors identify it as the Wadi El-Arish, a small seasonal brook in the Sinai (Kadesh Barnea and Azmon are in the valley of one of its branches [1]). On the current map, I drew the latter as the Southern border.": so the author made decision about the map, it's therefore original research.

The author concludes: "The exact locations of many of these sites is lost forever. This map is therefore the result of speculations by many experts (not me). If you feel strongly about some aspect of it, contact me with references. To preserve the quality of the image, future edits should be done on the original file." => Unfortunately, the author did not cite the "many experts" that led to these "speculations".

Do we have a better map? Sources? A455bcd9 (talk) 14:41, 16 August 2024 (UTC)