The Conquest of Canaan #4 When was Israel born, as a distinct people, with a real homeland? Was their conquest of the land known as Canaan (in the days of Joshua) partial, gradual, steady, totally, bloody, or swift? Was there a "conquest" at all? The very identity of Jews and Israeli citizens today rests on the conclusions we come up with... Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/