Canaan

Ca·naan

C0058100 (kā′nən) An ancient region of the southern Levant including the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean as well as much of present-day Lebanon and Jordan and parts of western Syria. In the Bible it is the Promised Land of the Israelites.

Canaan

(ˈkeɪnən) n (Bible) an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites

Ca•naan

(ˈkeɪ nən)

n. 1. the ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean: the land promised by God to Abraham. Gen. 12:5–10. 2. Biblical name of Palestine (def 1).

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Canaan - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and JudaismHoly Land, Promised Land, PalestineJuda, Judah - an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its centerJudaea, Judea - the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of ChristSamaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern JordanPhilistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical timesAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizationsJordan, Jordan River - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordanchebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis

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Canaan

(kā`nən). 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 PalestinePalestine
, historic region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, at various times comprising parts of modern Israel, the West Bank and Gaza (recognized internationally by nations as independent Palestine), Jordan, and Egypt; also known as the Holy Land.
..... Click the link for more information. , 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 UgaritUgarit
, ancient city, capital of the Ugarit kingdom, W Syria, on the Mediterranean coast N of modern Latakia. Although the name of this city was known from Egyptian and Hittite sources, its location and history were a mystery until the accidental discovery (1928) of an ancient
..... Click the link for more information. ; AsherahAsherah
or Asheroth
, Canaanite fertility goddess and the wooden cult symbol that represented her. She is the consort of El in the Ugaritic texts. Several passages in the Bible may refer to the planting of a tree as a symbol of Asherah, or the setting up of a wooden
..... Click the link for more information. ; BaalBaal
, plural Baalim
[Semitic,=master, lord], name used throughout the Bible for the chief deity or for deities of Canaan. The term was originally an epithet applied to the storm god Hadad.
..... Click the link for more information. ; PhilistiaPhilistia
, region of SW ancient Palestine, comprising a coastal strip along the Mediterranean and a portion of S Canaan. The chief cities of Philistia were Gaza, Ashqelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath; strategically located on the great commercial route from Egypt to Syria, they
..... Click the link for more information. ; PhoeniciaPhoenicia
, ancient territory occupied by Phoenicians. The name Phoenicia also appears as Phenice and Phenicia. These people were Canaanites (see Canaan), and in the 9th cent. B.C.
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Canaan

the ancient name for the territory of Palestine, Syria, and Phoenicia, before the Israelite conquest. The etymology of “Canaan” has not been precisely determined. It has been suggested that the name meant “purple” and originally referred to Phoenicia, where purple dye was produced. Later, the name was extended to the entire region of Canaan. The population consisted chiefly of Canaanites; non-Semitic peoples included the Hurrians and Hittites.

The known history of Canaan begins in approximately the eighth millennium B.C. During the 16th and 15th centuries B.C., Canaan was politically and economically dominated by Egypt, whose influence began to wane in the 14th century. In the 13th century, after a war between Egypt and the Hittite kingdom, those powers divided Canaan into spheres of influence. The conquest of Canaan by Israelite tribes began in the 13th century B.C. The name “Canaan” was later applied to Phoenicia; the term “Canaanites” sometimes referred to the Poeni, who were the inhabitants of Phoenician colonies in North Africa.

REFERENCES

D’iakonov, I. M. Iazyki drevnei Perednei Azii. Moscow, 1967.
Bohl, F. M. T. Kanaanáer und Hebräer. Leipzig, 1911.
Gray, J. The Legacy of Canaan: The Ras Shamra Texts and Their Relevance to the Old Testament. Leiden, 1957.

Canaan

ancient region on Jordan river; promised by God to Abraham. [O.T.: Genesis 12:5–10]See: Paradise

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an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites

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noun an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea

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