File talk:Greater Israel map.jpg
I have the same objections to this map on Commons that I did on Wikipedia -- modern national borders are given too much prominence, and one particular interpretation is presented as if it's the only one which is plausible or contended for in scholarly debate (which is most definitely not the case). AnonMoos (talk) 14:53, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- I sure my interpretation will not be excepted by Anon Moos because i am considered an infidel and should be killed. But the oldest record of deed ,the Bible, states from the "Egyptian river" (The Nile) to the Euphrates. It hard to make a mistake in "interpretation" when the description is this simple --05:58, 16 July 2011 User:Goodaggie
- Unfortunately, what seems obvious to you is far from obvious to many reputable scholars. If the Nile was meant, then why wasn't the standard word for "Nile", יאר used?? The Israelite kingdoms sometimes extended to Wadi-al-Arish, and there was at one time a trade outpost at Tiphsah, so "From Wadi-al-Arish to Tiphsah" makes some sense, while pretending that large swaths of Egypt and Mesopotamia belonged to the land of Israel wouldn't make too much sense... AnonMoos (talk) 04:44, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
The fact there is an “exodus” from the Land of Egypt to the Land of Israel proves Egypt cannot be part of the Land of Israel. Thus, it seems “the River of Egypt” cant refer to the Nile itself, but rather some other river that served as the NE border of Egypt. According to Genesis, what these maximal borders of the Land of Israel describe are the traderoutes between Mesopotamia and Egypt. Neither Mesopotamia nor Egypt are part of it. 184.33.101.163 04:01, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
- For many years, User:Kuriatowski's_ghost had effective "ownership" of the Wikipedia River of Egypt article and some others, together with certain allies, such as the original author of this image... AnonMoos (talk) 04:49, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
"And God said: 'Let there be the Sykes-Picot Agreement'."108.176.145.81 19:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
THIS GUY IS WAY TOO UPSET ABOUT THIS! do a J man... Its hard for modern people to conceptualize or look at this map in context without the PROMINANT modern borders.
