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Canaan
Related Ideas:
Canaanite
Facts:
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.
(Translation suggestions: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
(See also: Ham, Promised Land)
Bible References:
Examples from the Bible stories:
- 04:05 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.
- 04:06 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."
- 04:09 "I give the land of Canaan to your descendants."
- 05:03 "I will give you and your descendants the land of Canaan as their possession and I will be their God forever."
- 07:08 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, G5478
Forms Found in the English ULB:
Canaan, Canaanite, Canaanites