| Archeological Site | Biblical Account | Archeological Evidence | Argreement? |
| Jericho (Tell-es Sultan) | Major fortified city taken and burned. | At Middle Bronze Age, evidence of major city destroyed by earthquake and fire. | YES |
| Ai (et-Tell) | Major fortified city burned and made permant ruin | No evidence of occupation on this site during Middle Bronze Age period. *** | NO |
| Bethel (Beitin) | Captured and people slaughtered | Evidence of destruction in Middle Bronze Age and then scanty reoccupation | YES |
| Hazor (Tell-el Qedah) | A Royal city burned but reoccupied by enemy | Evidence of destruction by fire in Middle Bronze Age and then reoccupation | YES |
| Debir (Tell Beit Mirsim) | A Royal city captured and inhabitants slaughtered | Stratum D-- the Middle Bronze Age City, completely destroyed and left desolate for long time | YES |
| Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) | Capture and slaughter | Last of Middle Bronze Age level-- signs of a violent destruction | YES |
| Hebron | An Anakim city captured and slaughtered | A prosperous town until Late Bronze Age where occupation ceased for whole Late Bronze Age | YES |
| Hormah (Tel Masos or
Khirbet el Meshash) |
Captured and renamed | Fortified with ramparts at end of Middle Bronze Age then occupation ceased throughtout Late Bronze Age | YES |
| Dan (Tell Dan) | Captured and slaughtered, then rebuilt for Danite occupation | Middle Bronze Age city destroyed by massive conflagration, then some sort of reoccupation | YES |
| Gibeon | City saved but enslaved people | Extensive occupation in Middle Bronze Age but without walls | YES |
| Arad (Tel Malhata) | Arad King defeated shortly before invasion | A strong city destroyed by fire near the end of Middle Bronze Age, but earlier than the other sites | YES |
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