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Q: Why would God tell the Israelites to kill the people in the land of Canaan so they could take possession of their promise land when that is just killing to steal?
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Who led the Hebrews Israelites to the invasion of Canaan is named?

Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan.


What does canaan have to do with Judaism?

Canaan (Israel) is the land that God promised to Abraham (Genesis ch.17), to Isaac (Genesis ch.26), to Jacob (Genesis ch.28), and to Jacob's descendants the Israelites (Exodus ch.6). The promise was fulfilled when Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (Joshua ch.3-4) and they inherited it.


What book is named for a military leader who led the israelites into the promise land?

The book of Yehoshua (Joshua), which speaks of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the Jewish people.


What is promise land?

Canaan


What did the israelites have to do because they left canaan?

The Israelite s left Egypt for Canaan.


How many years did it take israelites to reach canaan?

In The Bible, the Israelites wandered for forty years before they entered Canaan.In history, on the other hand, there was no Exodus from Egypt and no militiary conquest of Canaan as described in the Bible. The Israelites did not travel from Egypt to Canaan.


Why did the israelites origanally leave canaan?

Famine.


Pilgrims of Israelites from Egypt to Canaan?

The Exodus?


Who led the israelites after they returned to canaan?

Joshua.


Why did God make the Israelites leave Egypt for Israel?

God is willing to provide freedom. That is why.


Where did the Israelites move to when a long drought began in Canaan?

a long drought began in canaan , so the Israelites had to move to where to survive


What was the name of the promise land?

Canaan.