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Canaan

Canaan (Ca’nan) (low, flat). 1. The fourth son of Ham, (Genesis 10:6; 1Chronicles 1:8) the progenitor of the Phoenicians [ZIDON, OR SIDON ], and of the various nations who before the Israelite conquest people...

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Canaan (Ca’nan) (low, flat).

1. The fourth son of Ham, (Genesis 10:6; 1Chronicles 1:8) the progenitor of the Phoenicians [ZIDON, OR SIDON ], and of the various nations who before the Israelite conquest people the seacoast of Palestine, and generally the while of the country westward of the Jordan. (Genesis 10:13; 1Chronicles 1:13) (B.C. 2347.)

2. The name "Canaan" is sometimes employed for the country itself.

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