Israel is bordered by lebanon in the north, syria in the northeast, jordan in the east, egypt in the southwest; 4.5 out of 5 stars. They built new cities which later became the canaanite cities of the bible.
Map of the natural features of the land of ancient israel during old testament times israel was referred to originally as the land of canaan, which was the land between the jordan river and the mediterranean sea. Israel is a middle east country, situated in western asia. Emblems of the twelve tribes of israel : The map shows the region in the 9th century bce.