Weapons and Warfare of the Canaanites

By Ben

11/30/04

Hebrews 3 of 11

An oral report

• The Israelites were way behind the times in military matters (so it is amazing that they were able to do what they did (through God)

• The Canaanites had iron swords and other iron weapons while the Israelites had farm implements and other assorted weapons.

• One of the reasons that the Israelites may not have been able to totally expel the Canaanites was because of their use of chariots on the plains.

• in the book of Judges the Israelites won mostly by surprise attacks and heroic single person battles (0:1000 or more)

• The only time that the Hebrews had a standing army was during Solomon and David’s rules

• The Hebrews often paid tribute to be protected or were conquered.