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2. Probably, the lexeme was archaic and had to be updated by the gloss . Similarly, the syntax was updated: the expression has no definite article; the newer term occurs with the definite article. The former usage is typical of the Late Bronze Age (compare Ugaritic, where the definite article is unattested); the latter is typical of the Iron Age, when the innovative definite article was introduced. The lack of a definite article also can be witnessed in Gen. 14:10, where the form means ‘to the mountain’ (the Masoretic pointing creates a compromise form in attempting to introduce a definite article; the Samaritan Pentateuch simply presents the newer usage ). These facts and others point to the relatWe antiquity of Genesis 14; in the widespread debate over the date of this crucial chapter, the linguistic evidence has not been brought to bear.