The ancient Canaanites, who the Bible says were commanded to be exterminated, did not die out, but lived on to become modern-day Lebanese, according to the first study to analyse their DNA. DNA ...

Archeologists have discovered the bones of Canaanites that are said to be nearly 4,000 years old, and have determined that the tribe condemned by God as philistines is very much alive. Joshua fit the ...

DNA research is shining new light on the Biblical Canaanite civilization, which existed thousands of years ago in the Middle East. The ancient civilization, which created the first alphabet and is ...

(CN) — DNA samples have shed light on the Canaanites, a mysterious and diverse group that created the first alphabet and who escaped extermination though God ordered it in the Old Testament. It turns ...

The Canaanites were made up of different ethnic groups who lived in the ancient Land of Canaan, and they likely invented the world's first alphabet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The people who lived in the area known as the Southern Levant -- which is now recognized as Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Lebanon, and parts of Syria -- during the Bronze Age (circa ...

The Biblical figure Lot and his family fleeing the destruction of the city Sodom and Gomorrah. (Circa 1500 BC). The Canaanites inhabited Sodom and Gomorrah and were reportedly annihilated by the ...

DNA is setting the record straight on ancient Canaanites. For the first time, scientists have deciphered the complete genetic instruction manuals of Canaanites. By comparing five Canaanite genomes ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. A new ...