According to Phoenician mythology, the Canaanites were said to be the descendants of Canaan, who was a son of Ham, one of Noah's sons. This genealogy can be found in The Bible, particularly in the Book of Genesis.
The Canaanites were the inhabitants of the land that the Israelites conquered as they entered the Promised Land. The Canaanites worshipped idols and practiced various immoral behaviors that went against the laws of God, which ultimately led to their destruction by the Israelites.
In the Bible, after Ham saw his father Noah naked and told his brothers, Noah cursed Canaan instead of Ham. This was likely symbolic of the consequences passing down to future generations, as Canaan was believed to be the ancestor of the Canaanite people who were the enemies of the Israelites. It was a form of punishment that extended beyond just Ham himself.
Canaanites primarily ate a diet of grains such as wheat and barley, along with fruits like grapes, figs, and olives. They also consumed a variety of vegetables, dairy products, and meats such as lamb and fish. Honey was used as a sweetener, and they drank wine as a common beverage.
The Canaanites were a diverse group of people with various physical characteristics. They likely had a Mediterranean or Middle Eastern appearance, with a mix of Semitic features such as dark hair, olive skin, and brown eyes. Due to their location at the crossroads of ancient civilizations, Canaanites may have also exhibited traits influenced by neighboring populations.
The Canaanites were a Semitic-speaking people who inhabited the ancient region of Canaan, which is roughly equivalent to present-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. They were a diverse group of tribes and city-states with a shared culture and language.
The Canaanites (Though there is a school of thought that says the hebrews didn't fight the Canaanites, but that they WERE the canaanites.)
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The Canaanites were descendants of Canaan. Canaan was the son of Ham. Ham was the son of Noah.
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The Canaanites
They didn't. The Canaanites lived in Canaan, nowhere near Mount Sinai.
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.
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.
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