Dictionaries :: Canaan

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).

(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 (Deu 11:30). In Jos 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.)

Canaan:

merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues

Canaan: 1. Son of Ham

Gen 9:18

Descendants of,

Gen 10:6, 15; 1Ch 1:8, 13.

Canaan: 2. Land Of *

* The history of this region is involved in that of the Israelites. The student is therefore referred to ISRAEL, HISTORY OF. See also CANAANITES.

Gen 11:31; 17:8; 23:2

Called THE SANCTUARY,

Exd 15:17.

PALESTINE,

Exd 15:14.

THE LAND OF ISRAEL,

1Sa 13:19.

THE LAND OF THE HEBREWS,

Gen 40:15.

THE LAND OF THE JEWS,

Act 10:39.

THE LAND OF PROMISE,

Hbr 11:9.

THE HOLY LAND,

Zec 2:12.

THE LORD'S LAND,

Hsa 9:3.

IMMANUEL'S LAND,

Isa 8:8.

BEULAH,

Isa 62:4.

Canaan: Promised to Abraham and his Seed

Gen 12:1-7; 13:14-17; 15:18-21; 17:8; Deu 12:9, 10; Psa 105:11;

renewed to Isaac,

Gen 26:3.

Extent of:

According to the promise,

Gen 15:18; Exd 23:31; Deu 11:24; Jos 1:4; 15:1;

after the conquest by Joshua,

Jos 12:1-8;

in Solomon's time,

1Ki 4:21, 24; 2Ch 7:8; 9:26.

Prophecy concerning, after the restoration of Israel,

Eze 47:13-20.

Canaan: Fertility Of

Deu 8:7-9; 11:10-13.

Fruitfulness of,

Num 13:27; 14:7, 8; Jer 2:7; 32:22.

Products of:

Fruits,

Deu 8:8; Jer 40:10, 12;

mineral,

Deu 8:9.

Exports of,

Eze 27:17.

Canaan: Famines In

Gen 12:10; 26:1; 47:13; Rth 1:1; 2Sa 21:1; 1Ki 17.

See FAMINE

Canaan: Spies Sent Into

By Moses,

Num 13:17-29.

Canaan: Conquest Of

By the Israelites,

Num 21:21; 35; Deu 3:3-6; Jos 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Psa 44:1-3.

Canaan: Divided

By lot among the twelve tribes, and families,

Num 26:55, 56; 33:54; 34:13;

by Joshua, Eleazar and a prince from each tribe,

Num 34:16-29; 35:1-8; Jos 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19.

Divided into twelve provinces by Solomon,

1Ki 4:7-19.

Into two kingdoms, Judah and Israel,

1Ki 11:29-36; 12:16-21.

Canaan: Roman Provinces Of

Luk 3:1; Jhn 4:3, 4

Canaan:

(Ca'nan). (low, flat).

(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8) the progenitor of the Phoenicians, 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) SEE [ZIDON, OR SIDON].

(2.) The name "Canaan" is sometimes employed for the country itself.