Myths of the World

  Khas peoples   or   Khas Tribes , ( English:  / k ɑː s / ;   Nepali :  खस ) popularly known as   Khashiya   are an   Indo-Aryan   ethno-linguistic group   native to the   Himalayan region   of   South Asia , in what is now the South Asian country of   Nepal , as well as the   Indian states   of   Uttarakhand ,   Himachal Pradesh ,   West Bengal ,   Assam   and   Sikkim .  According to the   Constitution of Nepal ,   Bahun ,   Kshetris ,   Thakuris , and   Sanyasis   (Dashnami) who are citizens of Nepal should be considered as   Khas Arya   for electoral purposes.  Historically, Khas were the speakers of an ancient   Khasa language   from the   Indo-Aryan language   family   and the earliest recorded speakers of the   Western Pahari languages .  The large portion of the Indo-Aryan speakers...

The Canaanites descend from the grandson of  Noah , Canaan. He was cursed because of his sin against Noah ( Genesis 9:20-25 ). In  Genesis 10:15-19  we read of 11 groups in the area of Syria and Palestine that descended from Canaan. Thus, at times the Canaanites point to a specific group of people ( Joshua 11:3 ) but also it can refer to any of those who are mentioned in the  Genesis 10  table of nations. This is why many scholars today consider the Canaanites more of an ethnic unit than a nation, per se. Some even consider them to be a specific social class (merchants). But much of these references is based upon Egyptian and Mari history. What specifically was considered Canaanite territory?  Walter Elwell  helpfully draws the geographical boundaries for us: “The first six [of the 11 people groups from  Genesis 10 ] evidently occupied territory at or south of Sidon, whereas the others lived farther north. The northerners mostly settled on the ed...