A. Terminological and geographical definition
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There is a variety of competing names and concepts for the Levant in the scholarly literature. Ancient sources, for instance, use the term Amurru (‘land of the west’) to refer to the regions between the Euphrates and the Mediterranean (without defining a northern or southern boundary) from the 3rd millennium on (Canaan 2.7.4.) [4224–48]; [211–15]; [134–38]. At the time of …