Gad Barnea

One place, there are two temples in what is today Sudan and what used to be Southern Egypt, or the extreme southern part of Egypt. Two temples of Ramses II, one is in Soleb, in a place called Soleb, and another in Amara West. And these two temples have lists of people groups. And in these two lists, there is a group that's called the Shasu of Yao.

One place, there are two temples in what is today Sudan and what used to be Southern Egypt, or the extreme southern part of Egypt. Two temples of Ramses II, one is in Soleb, in a place called Soleb, and another in Amara West. And these two temples have lists of people groups. And in these two lists, there is a group that's called the Shasu of Yao.

One place, there are two temples in what is today Sudan and what used to be Southern Egypt, or the extreme southern part of Egypt. Two temples of Ramses II, one is in Soleb, in a place called Soleb, and another in Amara West. And these two temples have lists of people groups. And in these two lists, there is a group that's called the Shasu of Yao.

Now, there's a question if Yao is simply a place name. Is that really the deity Yao or not? I actually, for a long time, I thought this could not be.

Now, there's a question if Yao is simply a place name. Is that really the deity Yao or not? I actually, for a long time, I thought this could not be.

Now, there's a question if Yao is simply a place name. Is that really the deity Yao or not? I actually, for a long time, I thought this could not be.

uh the deity yahoo but now i think that because of parallelism uh it is within this it's in with it's that uh people group is within a list of other groups where where there's a shasu shasu just means the nomads okay so the people who are nomads so the shasu of yahoo it comes after the shasu of baal which is of course with another deity And there's also Anat, if I remember correctly.

uh the deity yahoo but now i think that because of parallelism uh it is within this it's in with it's that uh people group is within a list of other groups where where there's a shasu shasu just means the nomads okay so the people who are nomads so the shasu of yahoo it comes after the shasu of baal which is of course with another deity And there's also Anat, if I remember correctly.

uh the deity yahoo but now i think that because of parallelism uh it is within this it's in with it's that uh people group is within a list of other groups where where there's a shasu shasu just means the nomads okay so the people who are nomads so the shasu of yahoo it comes after the shasu of baal which is of course with another deity And there's also Anat, if I remember correctly.

So you have parallelism with other deities, the Shasu of another deity within that same list. So it makes sense, or at least the probability now becomes higher that this might be the deity Yahu. And if that's the case, we're talking about 14th century before the common era. Already the name of this deity. What century? 14th century.

So you have parallelism with other deities, the Shasu of another deity within that same list. So it makes sense, or at least the probability now becomes higher that this might be the deity Yahu. And if that's the case, we're talking about 14th century before the common era. Already the name of this deity. What century? 14th century.

So you have parallelism with other deities, the Shasu of another deity within that same list. So it makes sense, or at least the probability now becomes higher that this might be the deity Yahu. And if that's the case, we're talking about 14th century before the common era. Already the name of this deity. What century? 14th century.

Yeah, we don't know. We really don't know. There are all kinds of theories for that.

Yeah, we don't know. We really don't know. There are all kinds of theories for that.

Yeah, we don't know. We really don't know. There are all kinds of theories for that.

No, that's definitely not.

No, that's definitely not.

No, that's definitely not.

That's out of the question, yeah. But we don't know exactly what it means. I mean, of course, there is a much later folk etymology for it, which just means to be. And we find that, of course, in the book of Exodus. But that's a much later folk etymology for the name that explains it as a name of existence.

That's out of the question, yeah. But we don't know exactly what it means. I mean, of course, there is a much later folk etymology for it, which just means to be. And we find that, of course, in the book of Exodus. But that's a much later folk etymology for the name that explains it as a name of existence.