The earliest alphabet—from which all other alphabets in the world are derived—was invented in Canaan in the late 18th or early 17th century B.C. This alphabet consisting of pictographs is referred to by scholars as the proto-Canaanite alphabet. Only a few short inscriptions in this alphabet have been found in Canaan, however. Most of … Continue reading Earliest Alphabet a Canaanite Invention—Preserved in Sinai Mines