Though I believe that Canaanites and Israelites are essentially the same people, the Israelites just being a new generation of Canaanites that left the larger cities and included other peoples from outside of Canaan, there are still several differences between the two people. But what are the differences between Canaanites and Israelites? That is what I plan to discuss and explain in this paper. One obvious difference between Canaanites and Israelites are the gods they worshiped. Though Israelites more than likely worshiped some Canaanite gods, the number of gods seems to be significantly less than before, not to mention the presence of YHWH that becomes prevalent during this time. Though gods like Asherah and Baal are still worshiped, others seem to fall out of favor as YHWH becomes more popular (Tappy). Though unclear how exactly YHWH came to the region, it was probably diffused from somewhere else to the Highlands, and rapidly gained popularity, to the point where it was the Israelites chief god instead of Baal, like with the Canaanites. Still …show more content…
The basic four room house consists of what was more than likely a courtyard that one would enter in through the front door. To the left and right would be two long rooms, the left room possibly being a stable for animals because of the stone floor that was more easily cleaned than the dirt floors in the main parts of the house. There would also be a large back room that would bring the total amount of rooms to four. This was the basic plan of four room houses, though the rooms could be split into more rooms if the residents needed extra rooms. There could have also been a second floor, depending on the house. Canaanite houses however typically did not follow this plan, and typically had no set in stone plan, except that most Canaanite houses had a courtyard