In ancient times it was Canaan and Pilistia (coastal land of the Philistines), then Israel and Judea, before reverting to Palestine (the name ultimately derived from the Philistines).
Judea's inhabitants have called it by hundreds of names throughout history
mnli hypothesis: Judea's inhabitants have called it by hundreds of names throughout history premise: In ancient times it was Canaan and Pilistia (coastal land of the Philistines), then Israel and Judea, before reverting to Palestine (the name ultimately derived from the Philistines).