Jdg 3:5-7. By communion with these the Israelites commit idolatry.
the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites - The two peoples by degrees came to be on habits of intercourse. Reciprocal alliances were formed by marriage till the Israelites, relaxing the austerity of their principles, showed a growing conformity to the manners and worship of their idolatrous neighbors.