Were the ancient Israelites really Canaanites?

Timeline, ancient Egypt, from 1900 BCE to 1100 BCE, roughly.Oscar Forss. read more

Thus, for many archaeologists and historians who argue that the Israelites were merely Canaanites based on archaeological data, this data supposedly supports the idea that the stories in Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, and Judges, which make a distinction between Israelites and Canaanites in the Middle Bronze, Late Bronze, and Iron Ages, are unhistorical, religious propaganda constructed to give a past to the Israelites of the Kingdom period. read more

The ancient Hebrews and Israelites originated from the Canaanites and Hebrew originated from the ancient Canaanite language. DNA taken from modern Jews shows they are closely related to peoples of the Levant, People of the Levant, like Lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians all originated from the ancient Canaanites. read more

Answer: The Canaanites were a group of ancient people who lived in the land of Canaan on the eastern shores of the Mediterrean Sea. Canaan is described in the Bible as extending from Lebanon toward the Brook of Egypt in the south and the Jordan River Valley in the east. read more