The Canaanites and Philistines: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Israelites' Enemies in the Land That Became Israel

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Colin Fluxman

Individuals who decide to take up learning about the Old Testament of the Bible are immediately faced with the difficult proposition of identifying the various peoples that the Hebrews met and sometimes came into conflict with when they entered the territory that eventually became Israel. The Moabites and Edomites were just two of the many Canaanite groups that the Hebrews dealt with, often violently, but there were dozens of other Canaanite groups, which were all for the most part identified through the names of their respective cities.

Today, the term Philistine is often used as a euphemism for a person who is particularly uncouth, uncultured, ignorant, and possibly violent. Most people probably do not know the etymology of the word when they use it, and those that do probably only know the Philistines as villains from the Old Testament who were the eternal enemies of the Hebrews prior to and immediately after the latter formed the kingdom of Israel.

The Canaanites and Philistines: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Israelites' Enemies in the Land That Became Israel looks at the various groups and their impact on the region and subsequent cultures.

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Very informative

I appreciate this, of all the Charles River Editors I read this one was the most interesting and informative. Often time anything that contains references from the Bible is more often than not to discredit the Scriptures, but not only did this corroborate the historically traditions of the text, it also shed much light on the canaanites and philistines who were otherwise unknown entities.