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What did the Canaanites do to Israel?

The Canaanites came upon the land of Israel and co-habitated with the Israelites in a normal manor.They did have some fierce fighting from time to time,but no killings ever occurred. The Canaanites stayed until the Israelites realized that they were losing their religion know to them as the God of Exodus,to the Canaanites god of fertility Ba'al.They had been specificily warned about Not worshipping this false god of fertility Ba'al,By their own God of Exodus.The original message given to the Israelites seemed to imply that the Canaanites should be killed to avoid this problem.Later they realized what they should have done.They eventually decided to,and were able to rid themselves of the Canaanites and their gods.....


Why did Noah punish Canaan instead of Ham?

A:The Hebrews of the first millenium BCE despised their neighbours, the Canaanites, whom they regarded as descended from the legendary Canaan. In the passage that follows Genesis 9:18, we see Ham, "the father of Canaan", homosexually rape his own father, Noah, while he is asleep in a drunken stupour. Whenever the Bible talks about a man 'knowing' or 'seeing the nakedness' of another man or woman, it is a euphemism for sex, in this case, the most despised act by Ham of raping his own father and then boasting to his brothers about it: (Genesis 9:22) "And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without." When Noah realises what has happened, he curses not Ham but Ham's future son Canaan, saying that he (his descendants) will forever be slaves for his brethren. The curse can be seen as part of a passage that seeks to justify future hatred of the Canaanites: (Genesis 9:24) "And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant."This passage had such obvious political implications that we do not need to believe that it really happened. Noah cursed, not Ham, but Ham's son Canaan, and said that Canaan would forever be the servant to his brethren. When this story was written down, the Canaanites, biblical descendants of the legendary Canaan, were the despised competitors of the Israelites. The curse can be seen as part of a passage that seeks to justify hatred of the Canaanites at the time the story was being told.


What types of food did the canaanites eat?

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.


Describe the appearance of the Canaanites?

AnswerThe Canaanites were a West Semitic people, most closely related to the Hebrews of the Bible. They would have had fairly dark skin, brown eyes and large noses, much like the Palestinians and Sephardic Jews of today.


What important task did Joshua and the Israelites fail to accomplish?

Joshua and the Israelites failed to fully drive out all the Canaanite inhabitants from the promised land, as they were commanded to do by God. This failure to completely remove the Canaanites eventually led to issues of idolatry and disobedience among the Israelites.