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Canaanite placenames The following list is taken from A. Kuschke's article: "Historisch-Topographische Bemerkungen zu Stephan Wilds 'Libanesische Ortsnamen'", in La Toponomie Antique, Actes de Colloque de Strasbourg 12-14 juin 1975, Brill, pp.75-82. The names in this list are those listed in the article pages 81 and 82. The numbers refer to the placement of the locations on the map whichis included in the Article p.80. In this list A. Kuschke includes the 50 place-names which Stephan Wild (in his Libanesische Ortsnamen) considers to be Canaanite. Kuschke adds 25 more names which he deems to be of Canaanite origin. The aim of Kuschke with his article is to map the distribution of Canaanite (Phoenician) settlement in Lebanon. The Map clearly shows that the Canaanites have settled the mountains quite extensively, Contrary to what was previously believed. Both Wild and Kuschke are aware there are many more Canaanite settlements which names have shifted from Canaanite to Aramaic and then some to Arabic. Thus by limiting oneself to names that at present are Canaanite, one maps the LEAST extention of the settlements. Further study is needed to map the full extent of Canaanite settlement in the Lebanese mountains. (Without any carefull checking I can already see that Baruuk is missing from this list.)
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