Right, but apart from their mentions in the Hebrew Bible, the Canaanite religion and culture are a lot more obscure and a lot less powerful-seeming than ancient

Right, but apart from their mentions in the Hebrew Bible, the Canaanite religion and culture are a lot more obscure and a lot less powerful-seeming than ancient Egyptian if you're a Nazi propagandist. It's often the case that the true story is more interesting and more exciting than fiction.