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EncyclopediaCanaanCanaan (kā'nun) [key]. 1. According to biblical ethnography, Canaan was the son of Ham and the ancestor for whom the Canaanites were named. 2. Territory, the same as ancient Palestine, lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean and sometimes including Transjordan. It was the Promised Land of the Israelites, and after their delivery from Egypt they subjugated it. The land held a number of pre-Israelite peoples listed in several passages in the Bible. See Ugarit; Asherah; Baal; Philistia; Phoenicia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Canaan from Infoplease:
- New Canaan - New Canaan New Canaan , town (1990 pop. 17,864), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1700, inc. ...
- Gaddi, in the Bible - Gaddi Gaddi , in the Bible, Manassite sent by Moses into Canaan.
- Gaddiel - Gaddiel Gaddiel , in the Bible, leader of Zebulun sent by Moses to explore Canaan.
- Nahbi - Nahbi Nahbi , in the Bible, one of the spies sent by Moses into Canaan.
- Sethur - Sethur Sethur , in the Bible, one of the spies sent by Moses into Canaan.
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