Palestine: Biblical Canaan

Before the land became holy ground, the country now known as Palestine was called Canaan.   Canaan’s history has been a turbulent one, even to this day. Modern Palestine, Israel, was originally settled by Hamitic tribes, Canaanites in the north and Philistines in the south.  In this 3,000-word essay, the author takes a succinct look at Canaan’s biblical history.