Place
Canaan
- Type
- Region · Country
- Location
- 31.694°, 34.844°
The country which derived its name from the preceding.
Events here
- 1921 BC Abraham enters Canaan
- 1920 BC Abraham and Lot Separate
- 1418–1410 BC Subjugation by Cushan-rishathaim
- 1410–1378 BC Deliverance by Othniel
- 1378–1360 BC Subjugation by Eglon
- 1360–1298 BC Deliverance by Ehud
- 1298–1278 BC Subjugation by Jabin
- 1278–1258 BC Deliverance by Barak And Deborah
- 1258–1251 BC Subjugation by Midian
- 1251–1218 BC Deliverance by Gideon
- 1218–1215 BC Usurpation by Abimelech
- 1215–1192 BC Judgeship of Tola
- 1192–1170 BC Judgeship of Jair
- 1170–1152 BC Oppression by Ammon and Philistia
- 1162–1122 BC Judgeship of Eli
- 1152–1146 BC Deliverance by Jephthah
- 1146–1139 BC Judgeship of Ibzan
- 1141–1101 BC Philistine Dominion
- 1139–1129 BC Judgeship of Elon
- 1129–1121 BC Judgeship of Abdon
- 1121–1101 BC Judgeship of Samson
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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 (Deut. 11:30). In Josh. 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).
In Scripture
76 verses in 12 books
- Genesis11:31; 12:5; 13:12; 16:3; 17:8; 23:2, 19; 31:18; 33:18; 35:6; 36:5–6; 37:1; 42:5, 7, 13, 29, 32; 44:8; 45:17, 25; 46:6, 10, 12, 31; 47:1, 4, 13–15; 48:3, 7; 49:30; 50:5, 13
- Exodus6:4; 15:15; 16:35
- Leviticus14:34; 18:3; 25:38
- Numbers13:2, 17; 26:19; 32:30, 32; 33:40, 51; 34:2, 29; 35:10, 14
- Deuteronomy32:49
- Joshua5:12; 14:1; 21:2; 22:9–11, 32; 24:3
- Judges3:1; 4:2, 23–24; 5:19; 21:12
- 1 Chronicles16:18
- Psalms105:11; 106:38; 135:11
- Isaiah19:18; 23:11
- Zephaniah2:5
- Acts7:11; 13:19
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