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Canaan

Also called
Promised Land
Coordinates
31.6935, 34.8439 · related-surrounding

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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.”

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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).

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Events here

  1. 1921 BCAbraham enters Canaan · Genesis 11:31 – 12:9 · Abraham, Lot, Sarah
  2. 1920 BCAbraham and Lot Separate · Genesis 13:1–18 · Abraham, Lot
  3. 1418 BCSubjugation by Cushan-rishathaim · Judges 3:7–8 · Chushan-rishathaim
  4. 1410 BCDeliverance by Othniel · Judges 2:16 – 3:11 · Othniel
  5. 1378 BCSubjugation by Eglon · Judges 3:12–14 · Eglon
  6. 1360 BCDeliverance by Ehud · Judges 3:15–30 · Ehud, Moab
  7. 1298 BCSubjugation by Jabin · Judges 4:1–3 · Jabin
  8. 1278 BCDeliverance by Barak And Deborah · Judges 4:4 – 5:31 · Barak, Deborah
  9. 1258 BCSubjugation by Midian · Judges 6:1–10 · Midian
  10. 1251 BCDeliverance by Gideon · Judges 6:11 – 8:28 · Gideon
  11. 1218 BCUsurpation by Abimelech · Judges 8:29 – 9:57 · Abimelech
  12. 1215 BCJudgeship of Tola · Judges 10:1–2 · Tola
  13. 1192 BCJudgeship of Jair · Judges 10:3–5 · Jair
  14. 1170 BCOppression by Ammon and Philistia · Judges 10:6–18
  15. 1162 BCJudgeship of Eli · 1 Samuel 4:15–18 · Eli
  16. 1152 BCDeliverance by Jephthah · Judges 11:1 – 12:7 · Jephthah
  17. 1146 BCJudgeship of Ibzan · Judges 12:8–10 · Ibzan
  18. 1141 BCPhilistine Dominion · Judges 13:1 – 15:20 · Samson
  19. 1139 BCJudgeship of Elon · Judges 12:11–12 · Elon
  20. 1129 BCJudgeship of Abdon · Judges 12:13–15 · Abdon
  21. 1121 BCJudgeship of Samson · Judges 15:20 – 16:31 · Samson

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mentioned in 76 verses

First 10 of 76; 66 more.