The Sabbath, perhaps the most important labour legislation next to the abolition of slavery, is a Hebrew institution. - Cyrus Herzl Gordon

For every mound excavated in the Near East, a hundred remain untouched. ...most of the excavated mounds have been dug only in small part.

Once we recognize the factor of royal epic in Genesis, we see that the Helen-of-Troy motif permeates the Patriarchal Narratives. ...Like Helen and Hurrai, Sarah and Dinah are heroines according to the standards of royal epic.

The competent archeologist can date pottery much as some of us can date cars or dresses of our own century.