Um...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneptah_Stele
During the 2nd millennium BC,
Ancient Egyptian texts use the term
Canaan to refer to an Egyptian-ruled colony
In the early Late Bronze Age, Canaanite confederacies were centered on
Megiddo and
Kadesh, before again being brought into the
Egyptian Empire and
Hittite Empire. Later still, the region was conquered into the
Neo Assyrian Empire.
In the centuries preceding the appearance of the biblical Hebrews, parts of Canaan and southwestern Syria became tributary to the Egyptian Pharaohs, although domination by the Egyptians was sporadic, and not strong enough to prevent frequent local rebellions and inter-city struggles. Other areas such as northern Canaan and northern Syria came to be ruled by the Assyrians during this period.
Under
Thutmose III (1479–1426 BC) and
Amenhotep II (1427–1400 BC), the regular presence of the strong hand of the Egyptian ruler and his armies kept the Amorites and Canaanites sufficiently loyal.
From the mid 14th century BC through to the 11th century BC, much of Canaan (particularly the north, central and eastern regions of
Syria and the north western Mediterranean coastal regions) fell to the
Middle Assyrian Empire
The Babylonians inherited the western part of the empire of their Assyrian brethren, including all the lands in Canaan and
Syria, together with
Israel and
Judah.
