Canaan, Canaanite

Definition

Canaan was the son of Ham, who was one of Noah’s sons. The Canaanites were the descendants of Canaan.

• The term “Canaan” or the “land of Canaan” also referred to an area of land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. It extended south to the border of Egypt and north to the border of Syria.
• This land was inhabited by the Canaanites, as well as several other people groups.
• God promised to give the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants, the Israelites.

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(See also: Ham, Promised Land)

Bible References

• Acts 13:19-20
• Exodus 3:7-8
• Genesis 9:18
• Genesis 10:19-20
• Genesis 13:7
• Genesis 47:2

Examples from the Bible stories

• __4:5 He (Abram) took his wife, Sarai, together with all his servants and everything he owned and went to the land God showed him, the land of Canaan__.
• __4:6 When Abram arrived in Canaan__ God said, “Look all around you. I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you can see as an inheritance.”
• __4:9 “I give the land of Canaan__ to your descendants.”
• __5:3 “I will give you and your descendants the land of Canaan__ as their possession and I will be their God forever.”
• __7:8 After twenty years away from his home in Canaan__, Jacob returned there with his family, his servants, and all his herds of animals.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3667, H3669, G54780