The land of Canaan today

Today we talked about what is today in the history of Canaan, how do we live…. Can you tell me a little bit about what they told us and do you remember in your own words?

“Now in these places where Jesus was born there is always war…. There is Palestine recognized by the United Nations. It is divided into two parts: the part near the Jordan River and the strip of coast close to the sea called the Gaza Strip.” “Everyone wants the capital to be Jerusalem.” The seat of government is located in Ramallah and the city is therefore the temporary capital of the State of Palestine, because the government must be in Jerusalem.” We have seen that in this land, Palestine and Israel have been at war for many years over disputed territories. In the Palestinian territories, life is full of fears and insecurities. Because of the war, water, electricity, light and energy are often in short supply… »« We have studied that another piece of land was now inhabited by the inhabitants of Lebanon. It is a small country with a population of about 5 million people, and its capital, Beirut, is a very large city, as war often witnesses deaths and explosions ». “We also saw kibbeh, which is a typical Lebanese dish with lamb croquettes mixed with wheat, onions and other spices.” “In Lebanon in the past there were many conflicts with neighboring countries and sometimes there are even now.”

«We have studied that in the land of Cannes long ago lived the ancient Jews who then went to Egypt, and were first received by the Pharaoh and then captured and treated as slaves, and later fled from Egypt to return from it. Where they went.” “Beirut is a very rich and multi-ethnic city, which means that all the world’s races and world religions live there.” “In Israel, from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday, all work activities stop because it is like a tradition, like a celebration. You can’t even cook. It is like a form of prayer. But after sunset on the Sabbath, the Jewish Sabbath ends, and the festivities begin with plenty of food and plenty of food for all the guests.”

How did the ancient Jews live?

«At first they were nomadic pastoralists, which means they were always on the move with their flocks, otherwise they were sedentary, but later they became, stationary. They lived in Mesopotamia and were divided into twelve tribes, each of which had its own name and symbol. And the leaders were the patriarch, that is, the eldest of the men of the tribe ». “They are famous because they have only one God. That is, while the other peoples that we studied this year and last year were all polytheists, that is, they believe in many gods, and they believe in only one God, which is the Jews.” “They were immediately nomads, but after they found A good place to stay, where there is a well-cultivated land, and then they began to become farmers and merchants.” The land of Canaan was very beautiful and very diverse. There were desert areas but also plains, hills, mountains, lakes, and rivers. They came to the land of Canaan around 1850 BC, in Jordan River Valley. Then in 1700 B.C. they began to move again and reached Egypt. The Pharaohs immediately allowed him to stop at the borders of their Egyptian kingdom, but they paid tribute, that is, they had to work with them, even for them, the Egyptians, for periods of work. And with the passage of time, the pharaohs changed their attitude towards the Jews, because they pretended to make them slaves, then the Jews fled from Egypt, and in fact, in 1200 BC, they left Egypt and returned to the land of Canaan ».

“About 1000 BC – they make one kingdom called the Kingdom of Israel with Jerusalem as its capital and one king, but they quarrel, divide, weaken, and in the end they are conquered by the Assyrians, then the Babylonians, and they are no longer able to form their own kingdom, and come back together to be stronger.” “Then in 70 A.D. the Romans arrive and destroy all Jerusalem and the Jews flee all over the world and the Diaspora begins, which would then be the word that means they spread all over the world.”