Canaan
Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet
(Canan) (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 other dictionaries
Read “Canaan” in the 8 dictionaries- CanaanEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- CanaaniteEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- CanaanitesEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Canaan; CanaanitesInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Cananaean; CanaaniteInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- CananaeanSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Canaan, CanaaniteTranslation Words
Source of the article
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved