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303 Our identification of "Amarphal" of Genesis 14 as Amar-Sin, third king of Ur's Third Dynasty, meshes perfectly the biblical and the Sumerian chronologies. The biblical tale of the War of the Kings places the event soon after Abraham's return to the Negev from Egypt but before the tenth anniversary of his arrival in Ca- naan; i.e., between 2042 and 2039 B.c. The reign of Amar- Sin/Amar-Pal lasted from 2047 to 2039 B.C.; accordingly, the war Lada ata as tous nat OLS had taken place in the latter part of his reign. The year formulas for Amar-Sin's reign pinpoint his seventh year—2041 B.C.—as the year of the major military expedition to the western provinces. The biblical data (Genesis 14:4-5) asserts that this took place in the fourteenth year after the Elamites under Khedorla'omer had subjugated the Canaanite kings: and the year 2041 was indeed fourteen years after Shulgi, having received Nannar's oracles, had launched in 2055 B.c. the military expedi- tion led od by Elamites into Canaan. n. af Lait sa a Our synchronization of biblical and Sumerian events and dates unfolds the following sequence and upholds every time factor re- oe et de a LIA. 2123 B.c. * Abraham born in Nippur to his father Terah. 2113 B.c. * Ur-Nammu enthroned in Ur, given guardianship of At. Nippur. Terah and his family move to Ur. 2095 B.C. * Shulgi ascends throne after death of Ur-Nammu. Terah and his family leave Ur for Harran. 2055 B.C. * Shulgi receives Nannar's oracles, sends Elamite troops to Canaan. 2048 B.c. * Shulgi's death ordered by Anu and Enlil. Abraham, seventy-five years old, ordered to leave Harran for Canaan. 2047 B.c. * Amar-Sin ("Amarpal") ascends the throne of Ur. Abraham leaves the Negev for Egypt. 2042 B.C. * Canaanite kings switch allegiance to "other gods." Abraham returns from Egypt with elite corps. 2041 B.c. * Amar-Sin launches the War of the Kings. Who were the "other gods" that were winning the allegiance of Canaanite cities? They were Marduk, scheming from nearby exile, and his son, Nabu, who was roaming eastern Canaan, gaining su- premacy and adherents. As biblical place names indicate, the Abraham: The Fateful Years ported in the Bible: