Canaanites
The Canaanites were Semitic people who lived in the area during the Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE)
They established city-states that were often surrounded by earthworks, which are now archaeological mounds called "tells"
The Canaanites are considered to be the first neighbors of Israel
Other occupants
The Philistines are believed to be the earliest ancestors of modern Palestinians
The Neo-Assyrian Empire conquered the Kingdom of Israel around 722 BCE
The Neo-Babylonian Empire conquered the Kingdom of Judah around 586 BCE
The Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and others also occupied the land
Jews
The history of Judaism in Israel begins in the 2nd millennium BCE when the Israelites emerged from the southern Canaanites.
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