I mean if you go to the west you're in Egypt and if you go into the east you're like in Mesopotamia and Babylonian. So this is at the center crux of early civilizations, really a trading crossroads at the end of the day. But we have to start by saying that Judaism or the Hebrew people does not originate in Canaan, it actually originates in the city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. If you want to watch a video on Mesopotamia you can click in the description below and learn all about Mesopotamia. And another thing that we should probably mention is that much of what I am going over comes from the first five books of the Bible. So in terms of historical accuracy, maybe, maybe not. That's going to be up to you the viewer.