Canaan (Easton)

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The fourth son of Ham (Genesis 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). The country which"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter C Bible Dictionaries Canaan Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Cana Next Entry Canaan, the Language of Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Canaan Scofield Reference Index Canaan Thompson Chain Reference Canaan, Son of Ham Canaan, Land of Dictionaries American Tract Society Canaan Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Canaan Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Canaan Easton's Bible Dictionary Canaan, the Language of Canaan Fausset Bible Dictionary Canaan Holman Bible Dictionary Conquest of Canaan Canaan, History and Religion of Hitchcock Bible Names Canaan Hastings' BibleDictionary Canaan Hastings' NT Dictionary Canaan Morrish Bible Dictionary Canaan, Land of Canaan 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Canaan, Land of Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Canaan People's Bible Dictionary Journeyings of Israel From Egypt to Canaan Canaan (2) Canaan Smith Bible Dictionary Canaan The Land of Canaan Canaan; Canaanite Wilson's Bible Types Canaan Watson's Theological Dictionary Canaan Encyclopedias Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia Conquest of Canaan On to Canaan International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Canaan; Canaanites Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Canaan Canaan Land of McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Canaan Canaan, Language of Land of Canaan The Nuttall Encyclopedia Canaan The Jewish Encyclopedia Canaan Lexicons ܟ݁ܢܰܥܢ Χανάαν Χαναναῖος כְּנַעַן , כְּנַעַן כִּנְעָן כְּנַעֲנִי, , כְּנַעֲנִי The fourth son of Ham ( Genesis 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). 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 ( Deuteronomy 11:30 ). In Joshua 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 ( Genesis 10:19 ; 17:8 ; Numbers 13:29 ; 34:8 ). (See CANAANITES, PALESTINE .)

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)