Canaan was the name of a large and prosperous ancient country (at times independent, at others a tributary to Egypt) located in the Levant region of present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel. It was also known as Phoenicia. The origin of the name 'Canaan' comes from various ancient texts and there is no scholarly consensus on precisely where the name originated nor what it meant.
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c. 1600 BCECanaanite alphabet.
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c. 1458 BCEKadesh and Megiddo lead a Canaanite alliance against the Egyptian invasion by Thutmose III.
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c. 1457 BCEBattle of Megiddo: Thutmose III of Egypt defeats a coalition of Canaan, Kadesh, Mitanni, and Megiddo led by Durusha, king of Kadesh.
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c. 1250 BCE - c. 1200 BCEHebrew tribes settle Canaan.
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c. 1250 BCE - c. 1150 BCEDestruction of many Canaanite towns hints at a possible invasion of the Israelites into Canaan.
