What is the difference between the Canaanites, Hebrews, and Philistines?
canaanites were polytheistic semitic peoples living in lebanon and parts of syria. hebrews were monotheistic peoples living in israel. philisitines originated in the aegean and anatolia. most likely a conglomeration of peoples from crete, cyprus, and caria.
How are Canaanites today's Jews?
Canaanites are today’s Jews; the original Canaanites were not Arab.The Canaanites, including the original Jebusites and the invading Philistines, adopted the Hebrew belief under a peace treaty with King David. Many Philistines and Non-Hebrew Canaanites acquired prominent positions in David’s armies.In the 8th century BCE, all of the peoples of the Northern Kingdom became exiled in the Assyrian invasion and constitute the Lost Tribes of Israel. Thereby, all Canaanites and Philistines in the aftermath of battles that culminated in King David’s victory and establishment of the Kingdom of Israel in 1002 BCE, constitute today’s surviving Jews. There are no historical imprints of the Arab group yet existing in King David’s time.[10]. Refs. “They (the Philistines) met with a severe defeat, however, early in the reign of David (2 Samuel 5:20), he succeeded in reducing them to a state of vassalage (2 Samuel 8:1). In the year of the fall of Samaria (721 B.C.) they became vassals of Sargon. After the time of the Assyrians the Philistines cease to be mentioned by this name. In the ebb and flow of warring nations over this land it is more than probable that they were gradually absorbed and lost their identity. – [The Catholic Encyl.). / The Philistine cities lost their independence to Assyria, and revolts in following years were all crushed. [Myers 1997, p. 313.] / The theory of the “Lost Ten Tribes” calls for (1) all inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom of Hoshea to be deported by Shalmaneser and Sargon, 722-718 B.C [Hearyhim, Weebly, Armstrongism] / They (the Canaanites) were indeed assimilated into the Israelite nation. When the Assyrians overran the Kingdom of Israel, they did not leave any Canaanite aside, as they had all become Israelites by that time. Therefore, the only people that can trace back a lineage to the ancient Canaanites are the Jews. The Canaanites did not exist any longer after the 8th century b.c.e. and they were not annihilated but assimilated into the Jewish people. – [The True Identity of the So-called Palestinians, imninalu] / The Bible describes the Philistines as remaining “subdued” during David’s reign [Philistine; New World Enycl.]/ Josephus, Antiquities, Book 11, Ch.1] & [Esdras 13:39] “Philistine-To-Palestine” https://www.amazon.com/Philistine—Palestine-Exposing-Biggest-Deception-ebook/dp/B01B9B482Y/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
What was the reason the Hebrews moved from Canaan to Egypt?
Josef got sold by his brothers.He ended up in Egypt as a slave.After lots of trials he climbed up the ranks by interpreting the dream of the Farao.The interpretation of that dream was about a coming famine in the region.The Farao made Josef second in command of all of Egypt.When the years of famine had struck the region,it drove his brothers to buy food from Egypt.Because Egypt,thanks to Josef,was the only country in the region who had prepared for the coming famine.Anyway,eventually Josef and his brothers and his father got reunited and they went to live in Egypt,The farao gave them the land of Gosen to live in,the most furtile region of Egypt,the region of the Nile delta.Generations later after the friendly Farao died and Josef and his brothers died,there was a new Farao,and the Israelites where great in number by then.Thats when the Farao started enslaving the Israelites.This is basicly the short version,much more can and should be said about this story.I find this the most touching story of all of the bible.My eyes get a little watery even when just writing this.So the short version is that hunger drove the Israelites to Egypt.Here is the full story:Joseph Full MovieA must watch for anyone who wants to know the true story behind Josef and how the Israelites ended up in Egypt.Guaranteed to stir up heavy emotions as you are watching.Edit:Heres an Arabic spoken version of this movie,a must watch for any muslim who wants to know the true story of how the Israelites ended up in Egypt according to the Hebrew bible,the Tenakh.فيلم يوسف الصديق | العفيف ابن يعقوب | Movie Joseph | Arabic Egyptian | HD
Are Jews also descendants of Canaanites who assimilated into Jewish society as well?
I’m going to use the term Israelite, instead of Jewish for the most part during this answer, because when discussing ancient times, Jewish was a tribal affiliation while Israelite referred the entire nation.Forget about what you know from the Bible. There is no evidence for any Biblical history actually occurring until the time of King David and even then the evidence is very weak. The only thing we really know is that there were Canaanite Tribes before the Bronze Age collapse and that afterwards there were two Israelite kingdoms. This could suggest a foreign invasion if it weren’t for some important facts. There is no archaeological evidence for any large scale violence, nor cultural shift. The language remained the same, the pottery remained the same, the architecture remained the same, and even the Gods remained the same.Yes. Israelites were polytheists. There is plenty of archeological evidence for this. Monotheism seems to have arisen with originally the war God, Yahweh, and his wife, Asherah, being risen above the rest until they alone were worshipped and eventually only Yahweh was worshipped. This explains why God in the bible is so bipolar. He’s demonstrating different aspects of himself, which were originally completely separate Gods.All of this leads to one inesacapable conclusion, Israelites and Canaanites are one and the same. During the Bronze Age Collapse, the Southern Canaanites adopted a pan-Canaanite identity and began to refer to themselves as Israelites, while the Northern Canaanites began to refer to themselves as Phoenicians. So Canaanites didn’t assimilate into Israelite society, they became the Israelites through a long process of nation-building and consolidation of identity as a new world order was being instituted and Canaan was attempting to compete with other regional powers.Canaanites didn’t ever identify as Canaanites. They identified with their city and its environs. So it’s likely that when they began to identify with the Israelite nation that transcended city ties, they maintained their local identity through the institution of tribes. So those 12 Israelite tribes were likely continuations of ancient, Canaanite, local city-based forms of organization. In this framework the Jews were likely just a Canaanite tribe from around Jerusalem who controlled the southern portion of Southern Canaan.
The israelites descendant from canaanites or hebrews?
It is believed by archeologist's that the Hebrews were themselves Canaanites and as different Canaanites throughout the region were oppressed by the ruling class's of Canaanites the lower class's gradually after hundreds and hundreds of years coalesced into their own separate people.They did not invade the land of cannon because they were themselves Canaanites. The stories in the Bible are in fact just stories much in the same way Virgil used the Aeneid to describe the origin of Rome.
What kingdom did Hebrews set up in canaan?
The Kingdom of Israel.
Are the Ashkenazi Jews (Israelites) descended from Canaanites?
Yes.Ashkenazi Jews on average trace about 60–80 percent of their genome to the Levant. This Levantine descent goes back at least as far as the Natufian culture, which predates Canaanite culture. The Israelites emerged directly from the Canaanites (and from pastoral nomads of Mesopotamian origin) sometime in the 2nd millennium BC.Genetically, Ashkenazim are remarkably close to Druze and Lebanese Christians, who are said to be 90 percent Canaanite.
Why did the Jews make a minor Canaanite deity into their biblical god?
It was a gradual evolution from the ancient polythestic Yahweh worship to the modern monolithic Judaism. The ancient Isrealites, like other Canaanite tribes, had many gods, even though they held Yahweh to be the cheif deity over all. The Babylon captivity exposed the Hebrews/Jews to Zorastoriams, with the idea of a single Creater God of Good, which also heavily influenced Judaism.