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Canaan

Canaan (Biblical Place • Gath • 31.694°N, 34.844°E): region. Referenced in Gen 11:31 , Gen 12:5 , Gen 13:12 , Gen 16:3 , Gen 17:8 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Canaan (Generation 12 • Child of Ham ): Canaan is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Ham . ( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) (mentioned in Genesis 9 , Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan, and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 ) Ham (Generation 11 • Child of Noah ): Ham is a biblical figure in Generation 11, child of Noah , parent of Cush , Mizraim , Put, Canaan. ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Canaan (region. Referenced in Gen 11:31 , Gen 12:5 , Gen 13:12 , Gen 16:3 , Gen 17:8 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Canaanite Storage Jar (Amphora) — Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 1:29 : "Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them."; Numbers 33:40 : "And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan , heard of the coming of the children of Israel ."; Judges 4:24 : "And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan , until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 11 ( Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)), Judges (Old Testament • 21 Chapters), Genesis 12 ( Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Canaan
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Biblical Place • Gath • 31.694°N, 34.844°E

region. Referenced in Gen 11:31 , Gen 12:5 , Gen 13:12 , Gen 16:3 , Gen 17:8 .

Canaan
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Generation 12 • Child of Ham

Canaan is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Ham . ( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 )

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Interactive 3D Ceramic Vessel • Judges 7:16 & 1 Kings 17:12

Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.

Jephunneh
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Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Caleb
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Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Ham
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Generation 11 • Child of Noah

Ham is a biblical figure in Generation 11, child of Noah , parent of Cush , Mizraim , Put, Canaan . ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 )

אֶרֶץ
eres
H776 Hebrew
earth, land, country, territory

earth, land, country, territory. The terrestrial sphere, dry land, earth in contrast to heaven; profoundly the promised land of Canaan given by covenant to Abraham and his seed.

Genesis 11
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Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had br... Mentions: Shem , Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Eber (or Heber ), Peleg , Reu , Shinar , Babel , Terah , Haran , Canaan .

Judges
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Old Testament • 21 Chapters

Judges (Old Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Simeon , Hebron , Caleb . Key places: Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Hebron , Debir 1 , Arad , Zephath . Opens with: "Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaan ..."

Genesis 12
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Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .

Acts 7
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Acts • Chapter 7 (60 verses)

Then said the high priest , Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham , when he was in Mesopotamia , before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and c... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Canaan , Mesopotamia , Egypt , Sinai , Babylon .

Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel • Chapter 16 (63 verses)

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem ; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan ; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. Mentions: Canaan , Jerusalem, Chaldea , Samaria , Sodom .

Genesis 13
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Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Abram went up out of Egypt , he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Lot , Canaan , Hebron , Egypt , Jordan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Zoar .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Genesis 16
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Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)

Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram , Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearke... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Shur , Kadesh 1 , Bered .

נַחֲלָה
nahala
H5159 Hebrew
inheritance, heritage, possession

inheritance, heritage, possession. Inheritance, covenant heritage; specifically land of Canaan apportioned to Israel, Israel as Yahweh's inheritance, and Yahweh as Levites' portion.

Judges 3
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Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)

Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; Namely, fiv... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Baal , Moses , Othniel , Lebanon , Hamath , Mesopotamia .

Genesis 37
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Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Joseph , Hebron , Reuben , Bilhah , Shechem , Dothan .

Judges 1
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Judges • Chapter 1 (36 verses)

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. And Judah said unt... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah, Simeon , Hebron , Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Debir 1 , Arad .

Genesis 28
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Genesis • Chapter 28 (22 verses)

And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise, go to Paddan –aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's broth... Mentions: Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Bethuel , Laban , Paddan , Esau .

Numbers 21
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Numbers • Chapter 21 (35 verses)

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel , and took some of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau ( Edom ), Moses , Moab , Ammon , Arad , Hormah , Edom, Egypt , Oboth .

Numbers 34
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Numbers • Chapter 34 (29 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Command the children of Israel , and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan ; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) Then your south quarter shall be from t... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Canaan, Esau ( Edom ), Reuben , Zin 1 , Edom, Akrabbim , Kadesh 1 .

Joshua 14
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Joshua • Chapter 14 (15 verses)

And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan , which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun , and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel , distributed for inheritance to them. By lot was their inheritance, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jordan , Ephraim , Gilgal 1 , Kadesh 1 .

Genesis 36
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Genesis • Chapter 36 (43 verses)

Now these are the generations of Esau , who is Edom . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; And Bashemath Ishmael 's daughter, sister of Nebaioth . Mentions: Esau (Edom), Canaan , Ishmael , Eliphaz , Reuel , Esau, Edom, Elon , Nebaioth .

1 Chronicles 2
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 2 (55 verses)

These are the sons of Israel ; Reuben , Simeon , Levi , and Judah , Issachar , and Zebulun , Dan , Joseph , and Benjamin , Naphtali , Gad , and Asher . The sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan , and Shelah : which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah, Dan , Tamar 2 , Hezron , Zimri , Ephrath .

Genesis 9
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Genesis • Chapter 9 (29 verses)

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Canaan , Ham 2 .

Numbers 13
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Numbers • Chapter 13 (33 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan , which I give unto the children of Israel : of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the ... Mentions: Moses, Canaan , Jacob/Israel , Reuben , Simeon , Paran , Ephraim , Dan , Zin 1 .

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 1 Chapters

The History of Susanna ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 1 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Daniel , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Judah . Key places: Babylon , Canaan . Opens with: "THERE lived a man in Babylon , and his name was Joakim:..."

Exodus 16
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Exodus • Chapter 16 (36 verses)

And they took their journey from Elim , and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin , which is between Elim and Sinai , on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt . And the whole congregation of the c... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Moses , Aaron , Canaan , Elim, Sin , Sinai , Egypt .

Genesis 10
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Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

Acts 13
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Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene , and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul . As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost... Mentions: Simeon , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Samuel , Antioch 1 , Cyrene , Seleucia , Cyprus , Salamis .

Matthew 15
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Matthew • Chapter 15 (39 verses)

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem , saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Canaan , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tyre , Sidon , Galilee .

Deuteronomy 7
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 7 (26 verses)

When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greate... Mentions: Egypt .

Genesis 48
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Genesis • Chapter 48 (22 verses)

And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph , Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim . And one told Jacob , and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. And Jac... Mentions: Joseph, Manasseh , Ephraim , Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Luz 1 , Egypt , Paddan .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Descended from the twelve sons of Jacob ( Israel )— Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ), and Benjamin —the Twelve Tribes formed the covenant nation of Israel.

Scripture Passages (24)

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan , heard of the coming of the children of Israel .

And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan , until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan .

And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And the sons of Ham ; Cush , and Mizraim , and Put, and Canaan .

And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Command the children of Israel , and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan ; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan , the lot of your inheritance:

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan , the lot of your inheritance;

And he said, Cursed be Canaan ; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant.

So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel .

Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan , and all the kingdoms of Canaan :

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan .

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came.

And Ham , the father of Canaan , saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

And they went up out of Egypt , and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

Judges 3:5 (KJV)
Judges 3 KJV

And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan : and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan .

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