Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "The Canaanites in the Bible were a group of ancient peoples who lived in the land of Canaan, a region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Lebanon, parts of Jordan, and parts of Syria, from around the 3rd millennium BCE until the Iron Age. They appear frequently in the Old Testament as the inhabitants of the land promised to the Israelites by God. The Canaanites are described as descendants of Canaan, a son of Ham and grandson of Noah (Genesis 9:18-27,