'CANAAN' IS AFRICAN, BEING AN EGYPTIAN POSSESSION FROM WHICH 'ISRAEL' WAS EXPELLED, BEING DEFEATED BY PHARAOH MERNEPTAH. THIS MENTION OF 'ISRAEL' ON MERNEPTAH'S STELE, IS ITS FIRST WRITTEN REFERENCE IN RECORDED HISTORY, PREDATING THE BIBLE'S MENTION BY OVER 1,000 YEARS. HISTORY AND SCIENCE EMPOWER, INFORM, ENABLE!
