books.google.com.au - Ancient Israel did not emerge within a vacuum but rather came to exist alongside various peoples, including Canaanites, Egyptians, and Philistines. Indeed, Israel's very proximity to these groups has made it difficult - until now - to distinguish the archaeological traces of early Israel and other contemporary...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Biblical_Peoples_and_Ethnicity.html?id=VtAmmwapfVAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBiblical Peoples and Ethnicity