👉 Canaanitism, also known as Canaanite religion or Canaanide religion, is a term used to describe the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Israelites who lived in the region around modern-day Palestine. This term refers to the belief that the Hebrew people were descended from the descendants of Abraham, who had migrated from Egypt into Canaan (modern-day Israel) and then took refuge there during the Babylonian exile. Canaanitism has been a subject of debate among scholars for
