The Canaanites: The term "Canaanite" is a broadly-used term that generally refers to a diverse group of peoples who inhabited the Southern Levant during the ancient period. The Canaanites did not have one king and were not one unified people. Instead, they were many distinct Semitic groups...
And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.World English BibleThe Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard tell that Israel came by...
The King of Arad Is Defeated 1When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were coming on the road to Atharim, he fought them and took some of them as prisoners.2Then the Israelites made this vow to theLord: “If you will hand these people ove...
The article explores the question of who was responsible for the destruction of the ancient Canaanite city of Hazor. The author argues that based on archaeological evidence he himself has uncovered, the most likely scenario is that Hazor was destroyed by the early Israelites led by Joshua, as...
Simon, the Zealot, one of the little-known followers called the Canaanite or Zelotes, lived in Galilee. Tradition says he was crucified. In two places in the King James Version he is called a Canaanite (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18). However, in the other two places he is called Simon ...
Who are the Canaanites today? The people of modern-day Lebanon can trace their genetic ancestry back to the Canaanites, new research finds. The Canaanites were residents of the Levant (modern-day Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine) during the Bronze Age, starting about 4,000 ye...
After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the LORD, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”Berean Standard BibleAfter the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for ...
9 Now when the kings of the land who were beyond the Jordan in the highlands and along the coast of the Mediterranean—the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—heard what had happened, 2 they unified to oppose Joshua and Israel. 3 But...
leaders of the people out of Egyptian bondage, and once in Judges iii. 4, where it is said that certain of the native races were left in Canaan, “to prove Israel by them, whether they would hearken to the commandments of the Lord which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses...
Note there is a god called Yam-nahar“Sea-river”and so some commentators suggest this is the designation of the sea god of the canaanites. The words יָם מָעוֹז means“strength of the sea.”A search of the Hebrew bible and text comparison to the LXX shows the...