Must we date the four hundred and thirty years from Abraham's arrival in canaan, or from Jacob's descent into Egypt?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
The name of the tribe which the Hebrew Scriptures call the "first-born of canaan" means "fishermen."
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
We found that the beginning of civilisation in canaan could not be placed later than about the year 2500 B.C., and we must therefore allow a considerable antiquity to the cities of the Sidonians, Giblites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Arkites.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker