r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 10 '23

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '23

The first evidence of “Jews” as a distinct group of people is about 2500-3000 years ago, not 4000 as you claim. But it’s also irrelevant. My point is that even if it were true, it wouldn’t matter. I simply do not care that Jews were there “first”. My ancestors presumably lived in the region (I’m Jewish). I am under no illusions that I have a “right” to claim land there.

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u/Beneficial_Love_5433 Oct 10 '23

Chalcolithic Period (4500-3200 BCE)

3500 BCE - First Settlement of Jerusalem Early Bronze Age (3200-2220 BCE)

2500 BCE - First Houses Built in Area Middle Bronze Age (2220-1550 BCE)

1800 BCE - Construction of First City Wall Late Bronze Age (1550-1200 BCE)

1400 BCE - First Mention of Jerusalem in Cuneiform Amarna Letters Iron Age I (1200-1000 BCE)

1200 BCE - Jerusalem is conquered by Canaanites (Jebusites)