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== History ==
== History ==
After being invaded my the Israelites in the 3rd millennium BC, Canaan was unified under one government, and one faith. <ref name=Penn>Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology[http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Canaan/LandandTime.shtml]</ref> Canaan was the birthplace of [[judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]]. Canaan remained in Israelite control until waves invading troops from the East and North pushed them out.
After being invaded my the Israelites in the 3rd millennium BC, Canaan was unified under one government, and one faith. <ref name=Penn>Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology[http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Canaan/LandandTime.shtml]</ref> Canaan was the birthplace of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]]. Canaan remained in Israelite control until waves invading troops from the East and North pushed them out.
Canaan is named after Canaan, the fourth son of Ham<ref name=crystalink>Crystalinks [http://www.crystalinks.com/canaan.html]</ref> and Grandson of Noah.
Canaan is named after Canaan, the fourth son of Ham<ref name=crystalink>Crystalinks [http://www.crystalinks.com/canaan.html]</ref> and Grandson of Noah.
== Religion ==
Before the Israelite invasion, Canaanites worshipped Ba'al and Ashteroth, god and goddess of [[fertility]]. The Israelites tried to exterminate Canaanites who didn't convert, but a few survived and became the [[Philistines]]. After the birth of [[Jesus]], [[Christianity]] began to phase out Judaism. Eventually, the Muslims would invade, and fighting between the montheistic religions over Canaan continues to this day.