Has any non biblical evidence been found for the Canaanite Genocide?

Question

Something along the lines of non related documents testifying to the Israelite slaughter of the Canaanites or Archeological evidence of several Cannite cities burned down will all its inhabitants in a short span of time.

If not then why is this used as a biblical attack?

either it was divine edict beyond comprehension or explanation.

Or it was a fictional war story meant to boost National moral.

wow, nothing...

Answer 1

It is not believed by most scholars that there was a Canaanite Genocide. The evidence indicates a fairly peaceful migration into the land. For example, the cities of Jericho and Ai are described in the book of Joshua as receiving particularly harsh treatment of wholesale slaughter. But the evidence shows that neither one of those cities were even inhabited at the time that Joshua says they were conquered. So it seems to be a made-up story. I'm not sure what purpose the story is supposed to serve. I think it is meant to show that Israel has a right to the land, but this way of asserting right to the land is very questionable to me. You have a right to the land because you went in and slaughtered the natives mercilessly, men, women, and even infants, and animals?! That gives you the right? Even if it didn't happen, to CLAIM that it did is morally problematic, because it is showing that the authors believed that such strategies were acceptable means of acquiring their land. And it clearly shows that they were not opposed to the idea that their God would actually command such atrocities. The fact that the story is there tells you something about the authors, and I personally am rather disgusted by those authors, based on their writing of such stories.

Answer 2

lol, well if it didn't really happen, then that's a real shame, because israel has already officially apologized for it. but you're right, there isn't really any evidence (that i've heard of) to support the idea that it ever happened, i even once read a convincing article arguing that the biblical authors likely WERE the native canaanites.

EDIT

hi heron, great post. it always seemed to me, though, that the particular viciousness of the biblical account had less to do with the fact that the canaanites were living in "the promised land", and more to do with the accusations made against them of their cruelty, in particular the frequent biblical charge made that they practiced human sacrifice. assuming that the whole thing never happened and joshua just made it all up, he probably would have done it as a sort of moral teaching, along the lines of "look what G-d told us to do to this evil nation, and if we ever sink to this level, it could just as easily be us."

Answer 3

The Canaanites were descendants of Ham, and occupied a land known as Palestine, however the descendants of Ham became great nations, such as Egypt, Persia, Arabia, Ethiopia, Jerusalem, and Judea. The False God tried to get Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to worship him. Satan tempted them all with the "Promised Land" but Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would not be fooled, they lived together peacefully with the Canaanites. It was not until Moses that Satan got the Israelite to kill the Canaanites in Palestine. The day that Moses came down from Mount Sinai, (Sinai means "of sin")
with the 10 Commandments he slaughtered 3000 of his own people.

Answer 4

Ah hon, it's just that no regulars are on.

And I really liked what you had to say against whats-their-face - the muslime extremists --- it matters!