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Maps - Canaan

The area in which the Israelites settled or the entire region of the Egyptian empire or Lower Retenu or Djahi (southern Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai).
Bible Maps
Successive World Kingdoms: Persia, Babylon, Assyria, 640-500 BC. Eventually spanning from Libya and Macedonia in the West to the end of the Persian Gulf in the East, maps show the outlines of each empire.
Canaan and the Israelite Kingdom
Side-by-side maps of Israel during the period of the judges and Israel/Canaan during the reign of King David. For background on the period, see the MidEast Web site.
Canaan Map
Map of Lebanon, marked with place names believed to be of Canaanite origin.
Canaan Before the Hebrews
MidEast Web site map of Canaan from c. 1200 BC.
Eastern Mediterranean Map
Map shows the Nile, Araxata, Istanbul, the Danube, Sardis, Ephesus, Alexandria, the Tigris and Euphrates.
A Glimpse of Yesterday
In addition to showing the place name variations between Aramaic, Canaanite, and Arabic, site explains the arbitrary temporal and geographic distinctions between Ancient Near East and Middle East.
Twelve Tribes in Canaan
Map of the locations of the twelve tribes during the period between Joshua and Saul, 1400-1100 BC. From Bible Maps of Bible Times and Lands.
Who do we mean by 'Canaanites'?
Article explaining who the Canaanites, (North Western Semites) were.

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