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The archaeological evidence of settlements and their origins is not never sufficient to determine conclusions. My sister works in Cholula, Mexico, studying settlements of volcanic worshipers at the base of the volcano, Popo. the settlements date from only two thousand years ago, and yet the origins and beginnings of the people who built and inhabited the dwellings cannot be determined.

My guess is the people who became the Israelites were distinct from the Canaanites; better in many ways. If they did not come from Egypt, what were their origins? Who were the slaves who built the pyramids, if not the Israelites?
If Solomon did not construct the Second Temple, who did? If David did not kill Goliath, what gave the tiny Jewish population the image of "Giant Slayer?"

And the bottom line is that since none of us were there, and the evidence is not exactly overwhelming, people will tend to believe what they want, depending on their own personal agenda and background.

We all tend to view the past through the lense of the present, or our own culture. It always introduces flaws, sometimes dramatic, in interpretations of the meanings of the tangible evidence we find.

Who was it that said slaves built the pyramids?
I always read locals did it. Perhaps a few Nubians thrown into
the mix.....NBA basketball players would be considered giants in biblical days....Ptooey!