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Canaan
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Canaan (1)
#The fourth son of Ham (Gen. 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (9:22-27). His eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the Sidonians and Phoenicians. He had eleven sons, who were the founders of as many tribes (10:15-18).
Canaan (2)
#The country which derived its name from the preceding. The name as first used by the Phoenicians denoted only the maritime plain on which Sidon was built. But in the time of Moses and Joshua it denoted the whole country to the west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea (Deut. 11:30). In Josh. 5:12 the LXX. read, “land of the Phoenicians,” instead of “land of Canaan.”
The name signifies “the lowlands,” as distinguished from the land of Gilead on the east of Jordan, which was a mountainous district. The extent and boundaries of Canaan are fully set forth in different parts of Scripture (Gen. 10:19; 17:8; Num. 13:29; 34:8). (See CANAANITES, PALESTINE.)
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(Ca’nan) (low, flat).
The fourth son of Ham, (Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8) the progenitor of the Phoenicians [Zidon, Or Sidon], and of the various nations who before the Israelite conquest people the seacoast of Palestine, and generally the while of the country westward of the Jordan. (Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:13) (B.C. 2347.) The name “Canaan” is sometimes employed for the country itself.
In the Bible
92
Verses where Canaan is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:13
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- 1 Chronicles 16:18
‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’
- Acts 7:11
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
- Acts 13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 32:49
“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
+86 more verses naming Canaan.
Scripture on Canaan
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- 1 Chronicles 1Genesis 28Genesis 36Genesis 46Numbers 13Judges 4Genesis 23Genesis 45Genesis 48Genesis 50Numbers 32Numbers 33Numbers 34Numbers 35Joshua 5Ezekiel 16Genesis 11Genesis 12Genesis 13Genesis 16Genesis 17Genesis 31Genesis 33Genesis 35Genesis 37Genesis 44Genesis 49Exodus 6Exodus 15Exodus 16Leviticus 14Leviticus 18Leviticus 25Numbers 26Deuteronomy 11Deuteronomy 32Joshua 14Joshua 21Joshua 24Judges 3Judges 5Judges 211 Chronicles 16Psalms 105Psalms 106Psalms 135Isaiah 19Isaiah 23Zephaniah 2Matthew 15Acts 7Acts 13
Entries that reference Canaan
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- JosephJoshuaLeahLotNumbersAhihudAmmielAmmonAmorite, The AmoritesAmoritesAnakimArchitectureArmyArvadBabylon, kingdom ofBeersheba, Or BeershebaBenejaakanBenjaminBethelBootyBrassBuildingBukkiBurialBurial, SepulchresCalebCanaaniteCanaanitesThe CanaanitesCensusChanaanChariotChedorlaomerChislonChushan-rishathaimCircumcisionCongregationDinahDispersionDivinationEdEgyptEleazarEliElidadEphraimEphraim, The tribe ofEsauGaddiGaleedGenealogyGerizimGezerGibeonGilgalGirgashiteGirgashitesHabitationHalakHamHamathThe HamathiteHandicraftHaranHaroshethHazorHebrew languageHebronHepherHethHittitsHivitesHobabHohamHoneyHorseIronIshmaelJabinJaphiaJebusitesJephunnehJerichoJethroJordanJudahKadesh, KadeshbarneaKadmonitesKemuelKenitesKenizziteKingKorahLabanMachiMadonMakkedahMannaMoabMorehNahalielNahbiNahorNaphtali, Tribe ofPalestina And PalestinePalestinePaltielPassoverPentateuchPharaohPhilistinesPhoenice, PhoeniciaPhutPiramPriestRechabSamaritan PentateuchShechinahShemShemuelShihorShiphtanSimonSiseraSpiesSunTabernacleTentTerahUrWeights And MeasuresWritingZebulun, Tribe ofThe ZemariteZidonZidoniansZoar
Canaan references
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More illustrations of Canaan
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A map of Canaan
Historical biblical maps
Canaan. 1657 Visscher Map of the Holy Land or the "Earthly Paradise" - Geographicus - Gelengentheyt-visscher-1657
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Canaan Aram. John Melish. The Places Recorded in the Five Books of Moses. 1815
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Joseph Moxon. Canaan, or The Land of promise. 1700
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Canaan. 1662 Jansson and Hornius Map of the Holy Land, Israel, and Palestine - Geographicus - HolyLand-jansson-1662
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Canaan, or The Land of promise. LOC 99466735
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Noah Curses Ham and Canaan
Gustave Doré
Palestine or Canaan
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1865 Spruner Map of Canaan - Canaan crop
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Sea of Galilee. A map of Canaan (8343807206)
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1865 Spruner Map of Israel, Canaan, or Palestine in Ancient Times - Geographicus - Canaan-spruner-1865
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A new map shewing the travels of the patriarchs, as also of the children of Israel, from Egypt through the wilderness to the land of Canaan. NYPL1630726
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Jerusalem. 1865 Spruner Map of Israel, Canaan, or Palestine in Ancient Times - Geographicus - Canaan-spruner-1865
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Ca. 1690 map of Moses' travel from Egypt to Canaan
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Voices on Canaan
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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