Early Bronze Age Clay Cup יוחנן הורקנוס‎ Yōḥānān Hurqanōs

יוחנן הורקנוס‎ Yōḥānān Hurqanōs

also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea

saw significant benefits for the Holy Land when Constantine the Great focused on Jerusalem for his reconstruction program

These clay lamps were widely used in the Holy Land from the north to the south

and Phoenician writings from around the 15th century BCE

Early Bronze Age Clay Cup יוחנן הורקנוס‎ Yōḥānān HurqanōsCanaan is an area primarily associated with Palestine, inhabited originally by the Canaanites. The terms "Canaan" and "Canaanite" appear in ancient writings from around the 15th century BCE, including the Old Testament. "Canaan" can refer to all of Palestine and Syria, just the land west of the Jordan River, or a coastal strip from Acre (Akko) Southward.