Canaan is the story of a young man’s adventurous
journey over time and distance culminating in his part in one of the most famous biblical confrontations of all time: The
battle between David and Goliath.
The story is set in the 11th Century B.C. 12 years prior to
the meeting of David and Goliath. An 18-year-old farmer called Jared from the town of Ashqelon
in Canaan, disillusioned with his life, leaves home with the intention of travelling to Greece. His route takes him to Thebes in Egypt where he meets the love of his life, a young Egyptian
girl called Nyla. Their happiness is thwarted when Jared is press-ganged into slavery and forced to work at Dayr al-Madinah
the site of many of the ancient Egyptian temples.
Jared eventually escapes and is forced to flee to Greece alone. Once there he builds a life that is catastrophically
stolen from him. Almost broken he returns to Canaan and his family in an attempt to rebuild his life.
Canaan is a very acurate factual account of an extremely turbulent era. Murder, rape and
mayhem are rife. Sex is open and unrestricted and violence lies around every corner. But it is also a time of great discovery
and invention.