The Semitic Tribes in Mesopotamia

In the region of northern Mesopotamia, we can probably think of the Semitic tribes as both a specific ethnic and linguistic group. In over a period of several centuries, these early Semitic-speaking tribes migrated in a westward direction along the so-called fertile crescent into the region of Canaan. The Hebrews or Israelites arrived from Egypt after escaping enslavement. And around the same time, another group of people called the Philistines arrived in the same region. Those that remained in the north afterwards were called the Phoenicians.