Originally Posted by antelope_sniper

In the long term, free and fair trade is more profitable than war.


actually, that is so true. rattling sabers of one kind or another is almost always present.

the japanese were probably the best original builders or makers of steel of anyone in the world.

the british and the germans with their sheffield, and soligenen steel weren't much short on the list either.

i do recall that the greeks access to really good metallurgy, and supplied the philistines. the hebrews less so.

so, they (the hebrews) wandered around in the desert for a spell prior to taking over the holy land.

it would have been simple to follow the coastline up to the holy land, except for the philistines with their weapon technolgy.