Other tenants have included Canaanites, Moabites, Jebusites and Philistines in ancient times, and Romans, Ottomans, Byzantines and Crusaders in the modern ages.

Source: https://www.iwnsvg.com/2023/10/20/the-way-out-of-the-palestine-israel-mess/

Remnants from the time of Chizkiyahu HaMelech () and even those that are dated to the days of the ancient Canaanites, before the land was conquered by our ancestors, are visible.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/halacha-hashkafa/dig-deep/2023/02/01/

We can infer from Abraham’s actions why he was a good bet to father the family-cum-nation that would do better than the Canaanites.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/361229/table-for-five-eikev-4/