Archeological & historical facts for those who are interested in facts....... (supersummarized) - The Qesem Cave was occupied by prehistoric humans at approximately 420,000–220,000 BCE . - c. 9000 BCE – Natufian hunter-gatherer groups form a permanent settlement that would come to be known as Jericho. - Isrealites enter the picture.... First record of "Israel"… Continue reading Timeline of the Fertile Crescent (Canaan, Isreal, Judea, Palestine)