For a largely secular forum. About 1500 years before the Christ, with a promise of somewhere to go, Moses the biblical figure led a crowd out of enslavement in Egypt and into the desert of Sinai to wander a generation before going into a “promise land” populated by Canaanites.
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The Canaanites are best known from the biblical accounts that portray them as a hostile, pre-Israelite indigenous population residing in the “promised land” who were conquered by the tribes of Israel under the leadership of Joshua following their Exodus from Egypt.
Over centuries, the Canaanites were assimilated into various cultures and empires, including the Israelites, Phoenicians, and others. Today, there are no direct descendants of the Canaanites who identify as such.
…destructive sexual behavior, injustice, and harmful ritual worship (bodily mutilation), along with the widespread and abhorrent practice of child sacrifice. Canaanite culture was described as utterly corrupt, especially when it came to violence and abuse of the most vulnerable in their communities.
The Canaanite religion featured worship of the supreme deity, El, and his partner Asherah. The Canaanites also worshipped Ba'al (the god of rain and thunder), Anat (the goddess of war), and Astarte (the goddess of love and fertility).
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DNA evidence reported in the American Journal of Human Genetics shows that the Canaanites did not just disappear. Instead, they survived and are the ancestors of the people now living in modern-day Lebanon.
The “most Canaanite” group is Saudis, followed by Bedouin B, then Bedouin A, then Palestinian, then Egyptian, then Jordanian, then Lebanese.
The researchers also determined that the Canaanites – who frequently appear in ancient sources, including the Bible – descended from a mixture of an earlier Levantine population and migrants coming from the Caucasus region or modern-day Iran.
Analysis of genetic traits found the ancient Canaanites would have looked very similar to today's Lebanese population, except perhaps a little darker in skin tone.
From Google: God’s argument for Zionism and the slaughter in Gaza today.
The Canaanites are best known from the biblical accounts that portray them as a hostile, pre-Israelite indigenous population residing in the “promised land” who were conquered by the tribes of Israel under the leadership of Joshua following their Exodus from Egypt.
Over centuries, the Canaanites were assimilated into various cultures and empires, including the Israelites, Phoenicians, and others. Today, there are no direct descendants of the Canaanites who identify as such.
…destructive sexual behavior, injustice, and harmful ritual worship (bodily mutilation), along with the widespread and abhorrent practice of child sacrifice. Canaanite culture was described as utterly corrupt, especially when it came to violence and abuse of the most vulnerable in their communities.
The Canaanite religion featured worship of the supreme deity, El, and his partner Asherah. The Canaanites also worshipped Ba'al (the god of rain and thunder), Anat (the goddess of war), and Astarte (the goddess of love and fertility).
More from Google:
DNA evidence reported in the American Journal of Human Genetics shows that the Canaanites did not just disappear. Instead, they survived and are the ancestors of the people now living in modern-day Lebanon.
The “most Canaanite” group is Saudis, followed by Bedouin B, then Bedouin A, then Palestinian, then Egyptian, then Jordanian, then Lebanese.
The researchers also determined that the Canaanites – who frequently appear in ancient sources, including the Bible – descended from a mixture of an earlier Levantine population and migrants coming from the Caucasus region or modern-day Iran.
Analysis of genetic traits found the ancient Canaanites would have looked very similar to today's Lebanese population, except perhaps a little darker in skin tone.
