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CHILDREN OF GENESIS

DID YOU KNOW?

anaanite descendants also include the Hittites, Philistines,
CPhoenicians and Sidonians.

Canaanites. This chapter will examine the Canaanites’ history to get
a better understanding of their actual legacy.

Genesis 10:19 describes the Canaan lands and boundaries, which
include present-day Israel, lebanon, parts of Syria and parts of
western Jordan. Ancient prominent Canaanite cites included Tyre,
Sidon, Jericho and Gaza, ugarit, Biblos, Megiddo and Jebus (the
original name for Jerusalem) (see map).

Canaanite people were represented throughout the old Testament
in stories, human migrations and human strife. The Canaanites
were a federation of loosely maintained city-states that worked
independently, even though they belonged to the overall region
of Canaan. This loose confederation also prohibited the Canaanites
from uniting during critical invasions and warfare times for the total
protection of their lands.

The old Testament uses the term “Canaanite” as a general
description of the people in the region. However, the descendants
of Canaan listed in Genesis 10 also used their subgroup names to
identify themselves. These descendants included the Amorites,
Arkites, Arvadites, Girgasites, Hamathites, Hittites, Hivites, Jebusites,
Philistines, Phoenicians, Sidonians, Sinites and Zemarites.

Major Archaeological Discovery

until the 20 century, the primary source of information available to
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the western world about the Canaanites were the writings contained
in the old Testament. Without biblical writings and stories, the world
might have overlooked the overall Canaanite legacy.

unfortunately, the centuries-old reliance on the Bible helped
shape the negative biases, beliefs and opinions of the Canaanites.
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