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No. The Israelites were (and are) Semitic.
The Torah speaks of three branches of post-Flood mankind: Yefet (Jafeth), Ham, and Shem (the three sons of Noah; Genesis ch.10).
The children of Yefet are (broadly speaking) the Europeans (Caucasians).
The children of Ham include the ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Nubians, Bantu (and sub-Saharan Africans in general), and many others.
The children of Shem include the ancient Assyrians, Elamites, Arameans, Lyddians, and other Semitic peoples. One group of Semites gave rise to the Arabs, Hebrews, Moabites, Ammonites, Edumeans and others.
Though technically "Hebrews" includes all descendants of Eber (an early Semite; see Genesis ch.10-11), today the term is usually used to mean those who would later be called Israelites.
Note that all Israelites are the children of Jacob, grandson of Abraham.See also:
Are Hebrews, Israelites and Jews the same people?
Note that the Israelites did not wantonly slaughter the Canaanites.
a) They fought them in proper battle (Joshua ch.10) with miraculous assistance from God (Exodus ch.23).
b) They warned the Canaanites concerning God's command to take Canaan (Jerusalem Talmud, Shevi'it 6:1), and gave them a chance to leave the land (ibid). The Girgashites took the warning seriously and departed to Africa (ibid.), while the Gibeonites made a treaty with the Israelites (Joshua ch.9). The rest of the Canaanites insisted on fighting, and attacked the Israelites with a massive army (Joshua ch.11).
c) Whenever fighting, the Israelites never completely surrounded any town. They offered conditional peace, and then (if peace was rejected) left one area open for escape so that whoever wanted to flee could do so (Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Laws of kings and war ch.6).
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Who helped the Israelites defeat the Canaanites?
prophets
Did the Biblical Jews attempt to completely exterminate the Canaanites?
According to the Torah, the ancient Israelites conquered the Canaanites, but there is no mention of genocide. Some modern scholars theorize that there was no battle because the ancient Israelites WERE the Canaanites.
What three groups were conquered by the Israelites?
The three groups conquered by the Israelites were the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Jebusites, and the Perizites.
Why were the canaanites hated so much?
The Canaanites were often hated by neighboring groups, particularly the ancient Israelites, due to their differing religious practices, which included idol worship and rituals considered immoral or abhorrent by the Israelites. Additionally, the Canaanites occupied the Promised Land that the Israelites believed was divinely ordained for them, leading to conflicts over territory. This animosity was further fueled by the portrayal of Canaanites in biblical texts, which emphasized their perceived wickedness and opposition to the Israelites’ monotheistic beliefs.
What did the Canaanites do to Israel?
The Canaanites came upon the land of Israel and co-habitated with the Israelites in a normal manor.They did have some fierce fighting from time to time,but no killings ever occurred. The Canaanites stayed until the Israelites realized that they were losing their religion know to them as the God of Exodus,to the Canaanites god of fertility Ba'al.They had been specificily warned about Not worshipping this false god of fertility Ba'al,By their own God of Exodus.The original message given to the Israelites seemed to imply that the Canaanites should be killed to avoid this problem.Later they realized what they should have done.They eventually decided to,and were able to rid themselves of the Canaanites and their gods.....
Who inhabited the land of milk and honey?
At first - the Canaanites. Later, the Israelites.
Were the Israelites the first group of people to settle in Canaan?
They were the first people after the Canaanites.
What is the name for the ancient people and civilization that lived in the Land of Canaan?
First the Canaanites, then the Israelites.
Why did Canaanites continue to live in Israel?
The Israelites were commanded to take Canaan (Israel) from the Canaanites (Deuteronomy ch.7), but they did so incompletely, allowing Canaanites to remain in various regions (Judges ch.1-2).
Who led the israelite army against the canaanites?
The Israelite army against the Canaanites was led by Joshua, who succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites. Under his command, the Israelites launched a campaign to conquer Canaan, which included significant battles such as the Battle of Jericho. Joshua's leadership was instrumental in the Israelites' success in establishing their presence in the Promised Land.
What important task did Joshua and the Israelites fail to accomplish?
Joshua and the Israelites failed to fully drive out all the Canaanite inhabitants from the promised land, as they were commanded to do by God. This failure to completely remove the Canaanites eventually led to issues of idolatry and disobedience among the Israelites.
If God wished to do away with the idolatry of the Canaanites why did He not appear to them The Israelites practices idolatry before the Ten Commandments were given to them?
because the canaanites were not God's chosen people, therefore, why should he appear to them?
