Traders.
That would be the very ancient Phoenicians (1550 BC-300 BC).See the related Wikipedia link listed below for more information:
The Hebrews and Phoenicians were the two ancient people that lived in the Levant.
The Phoenicians were the ancient people who originated in Lebanon. It was the Phoenicians who founded the city of Carthage and the Carthaginian empire.
Phoenicians
In the Levant.
The Phoenicians
The Phoenicians.
The Phoenicians were the great merchants of ancient times. They sold rich treasures from many lands.
The Phoenicians
The Polynesians and Phoenicians .
they traded goods
The Mediterranean Sea.