The concept of the land of Canaan

The land of Canaan

Canaan is the name of Palestine before the advent of the Hebrews led by Abraham in 1790 BC, and comes the name of Canaan from the word kinahu (kinahu), meaning the area of ​​population proficiency technique The dye is purple. 

The peoples that lived in the land of Canaan

stone Age

The history of human settlement in the land of Canaan dates back to the Paleolithic period. Many of the excavations revealed the effects of the settlements and the way of agricultural life that existed in Jericho dating back to about 8000 BC.

Neolithic

Between 4000 and 7000 BC, the Neolithic period witnessed a wide spread of Canaanites in villages and cities. The next period between 3,000 and 4000 BC was characterized by the use of copper, pottery and porcelain by the Canaanites, living in houses made of unpolished stones and clay walls.

Bronze Age

The Semitic peoples first appeared in the land of Canaan in the early Bronze Age, from 2000 to 3000 BC

Middle Bronze Age

The upper Amorites, who came to the land of Canaan from the northeast, became the dominant element in the Middle Bronze Age (1550 to 2000 BC). 

Late Bronze Age

The land of Canaan was under Egyptian domination in the late Bronze Age, and around 1250 BC the Israelis entered and occupied the land of Canaan. 

The Canaanite languages

The Canaanite languages ​​are a combination of languages ​​including Hebrew, spoken by the inhabitants of ancient times in Palestine, the Syrian coast, and the colonies in different places around the Mediterranean. Hebrew is the only Canaanite language revived as a spoken language in the 19th century Twenty.