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[[File:Canaan areamap.gif|thumb|Land of Canaan]</ref>]] | [[File:Canaan areamap.gif|thumb|Land of Canaan <ref>[https://www.penn.museum/sites/canaan/Map.html]</ref>]] | ||
[[Canaan]] is considered to be the coast and interior of the eastern Mediterranean, the [[Canaanites]] were a people lived in what is now Lebanon and Israel, and parts of Syria and Jordan. According to the Bible, the ancient [[Canaanites]], were idol worshipers who practiced human sacrifice and engaged in deviant sexual activity. They reportedly conducted human sacrifices in which children were immolated in front of their parents on stone altars, known as Tophets, dedicated to the mysterious dark god [[Moloch]]. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan Canaan wiki]</ref> | [[Canaan]] is considered to be the coast and interior of the eastern Mediterranean, the [[Canaanites]] were a people lived in what is now Lebanon and Israel, and parts of Syria and Jordan. According to the Bible, the ancient [[Canaanites]], were idol worshipers who practiced human sacrifice and engaged in deviant sexual activity. They reportedly conducted human sacrifices in which children were immolated in front of their parents on stone altars, known as Tophets, dedicated to the mysterious dark god [[Moloch]]. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan Canaan wiki]</ref> | ||