Archaeology · 3 · Deborah
Israelites were Canaanites
Most archaeologists now hold that the clans of Israel and Judah emerged from Canaanite groups or migrated from east of the Jordan, settling peacefully at first.
Indigenous, not invaders.
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Some philologists suggest 'Hebrew' once meant those who 'passed over' the Jordan. Conflict grew as populations expanded into territorial states.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 49
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