Apparently, the Hebrews didn’t have that problem, because when God promised them a land flowing with milk and honey, they ...

Ancient Palestine was occupied by several different nations throughout its history. What do we know about them?

The Bible, which Abbas claims to rely on, if anything, disavows any claim of title to the Land of Israel by the Canaanites. The Bible is the oldest extant written record of title. It is careful to ...

As the medieval commentator Ibn Ezra reminds us, who were the Canaanites? They were the nation that Israel had to conquer in order to possess the land. They had to subjugate them. Not enslave them.

This would put pressure on the civilian population to leave, taking Hamas with it. Neither of these policies has shown much ...

A new study claims the Israelites were not indigenous to Canaan but descended from the ancient European Steppes.

The Canaanites occupied the Levant, sometimes known as Syria-Palestine, during the Bronze Age (c. 3300-1200 BCE). They developed all the hallmarks of an advanced culture, including art ...

The Long Tradition of Debt Cancellation in Mesopotamia and Egypt from 3000 to 1000 BC Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC Personal endebtment and debt forgivness in the ...