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Canaan, area variously defined in historical and biblical literature, but always centred on Palestine.Its original pre-Israelite inhabitants were called Canaanites. The names Canaan and Canaanite occur in cuneiform, Egyptian, and Phoenician writings from about the 15th century bce as well as in the Old Testament.
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A map of the settlements of the Twelve Tribes of Israel in the Land of Canaan after the conquest by Joshua. The map shows the areas each tribe received, the Canaanites, and the locations of the cities and villages. The web page also provides biblical references and background information on the Canaanites and Joshua.
Map of the Near East by Robert de Vaugondy (1762), indicating "Canaan" as limited to the Holy Land, to the exclusion of Lebanon and Syria. Urbanism returned and the region was divided among small city-states, the most important of which seems to have been Hazor.
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Canaan and surrounding area. Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0. Additional data from OpenBible.info. Occurrences. Genesis 10:19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha. Genesis 11:31 Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son's son ...
Oct 22, 2018 · Emmanuelm, . " Map of Canaan ." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Oct 2018. Web. 30 Apr 2024. A map of Canaan with the boundaries as indicated in the Bible's books of Numbers and Ezekiel.
No single geographical definition for the land of Canaan exists in the Bible (Num. 34:2–12; Ezek. 47:13–20; 48:1–7, 23–29) or in other sources. The term occasionally indicates an extensive area encompassing all of Palestine and Syria, while at other times it is confined to a strip of land along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean ...
L A N D a n d T I M E. Map. The land known as Canaan was situated in the territory of the southern Levant, which today encompasses Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon.
