What were they called? What were their beliefs? How many were there? How were they treated?
Also, is it true that the Jews that stayed in that area, instead of being sold into slavery and whatever, and took up Arab or Christian beliefs are what make up the current "Palestine" population?
2006-09-30 16:50:48 · 5 answers · asked by The Riddler 3 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
The Canaanites and Philistines lived there when Moses and Aaron led the Hebrews from Egypt. source is the Old Testament, Exodus. How many and what they practiced, I do not know. If you're asking if Palestinians are made up of converted Jews, yes and no. Some are, most aren't. Most were led out of Israel by their leaders who promised that they would destroy the reestablished Jewish nation soon. They lied to their people. It was a political move to try to get the world opinion to swing to their point of view. When it didn't work, these people no longer had a place to go, and their leaders said it was the Jews' fault. Hence, there is a lot of ill-will and tension.
2006-09-30 17:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moses & the Israelites came to Israel about 1500 BCE..
At the time the Canaanites and several other little city states
inhabited the area..
2006-10-01 00:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Palestinians
2006-10-01 00:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by **PuRe** 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They were Arabs and worshipped a pagan pantheon.
2006-10-01 00:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
jews...
2006-10-01 07:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by neshama 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋