Canaanite is by far the most common ethnic term in the Hebrew Bible. The pattern of polemics suggests that most Israelites knew that they had a shared common remote ancestry and once common culture.

Nov 10, 2025 · Most of what is known about Canaanite religion is derived from a series of tablets discovered at Ras Shamra. The principal god was El, but the jurisdiction over rainfall and fertility was …

May 23, 2025 · This script, invented by Canaanite workers at an Egyptian turquoise mine in the Sinai region, developed into the Phoenician alphabet, which later inspired the early Hebrew, Greek and …

Aug 21, 2025 · The Scriptures point out the evil of Canaanite society for a reason. Certainly, it is to juxtapose it with that which is expected of Israel, but it’s also to set the stage for the just judgment of …

When the Israelites, under Moses and later Joshua, approached the Promised Land, they faced the established Canaanite city-states. The Book of Joshua details the Israelite conquest, describing how …

Egyptian campaigns were occasionally launched against some Canaanite cities but relations were normally maintained through trade. Starting around 2000 B.C.E., Canaanites began to infiltrate the …

Nov 13, 2025 · Some of the Canaanites who remained in Israel were pressed into forced labor, but many strongholds remained in the land. The partial obedience of Israel, resulting in these Canaanite …

May 6, 2024 · In the earliest periods of their history, the Israelites shared many religious practices and beliefs of the Canaanite culture they belonged to. This included the worship of a pantheon of gods …

While "Canaan" was the ancestor of the Canaanite tribes, "Shem" was the ancestor of the Israelites, Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites, who dominated the inland areas around the Jordan Valley.

Jun 1, 2025 · Recent excavations have exposed part of the ancient Canaanite—and later Phoenician—city, including a massive temple and depictions of deities worshiped at Sidon.