No. They were shepherds and farmers.
No, they were not. There have been merchants in that region for more than 25,000 years. The Hebrews were also not known for being merchants in the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs, Turks, and Venetians were all much more famous for Mediterranean merchantry than the Hebrews.
They were mostly farmers, fishermen, and merchants.
a caravan
Jerusalem
caravan
A group of travelling merchants are called carvans
jerusalem
Yes.
They were almost entirely farmers, artisans, craftsman, and merchants.
merchants, open-air market vendors, shepherds, innkeepers, money lenders, entertainers
They were shepherds and farmers.
trade goods