"El" is a Hebrew word that means "God" or "god", but is not the name of God. "El" was also the name of a Canaanite deity.
The Canaanites (Though there is a school of thought that says the hebrews didn't fight the Canaanites, but that they WERE the canaanites.)
The Canaanites are believed to have founded Jerusalem around 3000 BCE. Archaeological evidence suggests that the city was established as a small settlement during the Bronze Age. Over time, it grew in significance and became an important urban center in the region. The Canaanites referred to the city as "Jebus," which later became known as Jerusalem.
The Canaanites were descendants of Canaan. Canaan was the son of Ham. Ham was the son of Noah.
No.
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.
They didn't. The Canaanites lived in Canaan, nowhere near Mount Sinai.
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The Canaanites
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).
According to the Torah, they only conquered the Canaanites. Some historians and scientists theorize that they actually *WERE* the Canaanites.
Canaanites