Ca⋅naan
[key-nuh
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. |
| 3. | any land of promise. |
| 4. | a descendant of Ham, the son of Noah. Gen. 10. |
< Heb Kenaʿan
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An ancient region made up of Palestine or the part of it between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. In the Bible it is the Promised Land of the Israelites. |
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| canaan | |
noun | |
| an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: Palestine] |
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Canaan, CT (CDP, FIPS 10870)
Location: (42.031352, -73.327817)
Population (2000): 1,288 (622 housing units)
Area: 1.715945 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 06018
Canaan, NY (town, FIPS 02112056)
Location: (42.402035, -73.446460)
Population (2000): 1,820 (970 housing units)
Area: 36.718177 sq mi (land), 0.240823 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 12029
Canaan, NH (town, FIPS 00908980)
Location: (43.668670, -72.042083)
Population (2000): 3,319 (1,588 housing units)
Area: 53.217022 sq mi (land), 1.815117 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 03741
Canaan, ME (town, FIPS 02509935)
Location: (44.765617, -69.556947)
Population (2000): 2,017 (979 housing units)
Area: 41.117814 sq mi (land), 0.973809 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 04924
Canaan, VT (town, FIPS 00911800)
Location: (44.988213, -71.557002)
Population (2000): 1,078 (650 housing units)
Area: 33.204202 sq mi (land), 0.171846 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 05903
Canaan, CT (town, FIPS 00510940)
Location: (41.948694, -73.329605)
Population (2000): 1,081 (610 housing units)
Area: 32.949159 sq mi (land), 0.330776 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 06018
Canaan, PA (township, FIPS 12711056)
Location: (41.573968, -75.394060)
Population (2000): 1,916 (369 housing units)
Area: 18.399871 sq mi (land), 0.780694 sq mi (water)
Canaan, OH (township, FIPS 16911276)
Location: (40.969965, -81.925235)
Population (2000): 4,736 (1,793 housing units)
Area: 37.001922 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Canaan, OH (township, FIPS 11711248)
Location: (40.608747, -82.909116)
Population (2000): 897 (348 housing units)
Area: 27.457642 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Canaan, OH (township, FIPS 09711234)
Location: (40.053437, -83.276713)
Population (2000): 2,496 (925 housing units)
Area: 34.976792 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Canaan, OH (township, FIPS 00911220)
Location: (39.330689, -82.019663)
Population (2000): 1,780 (790 housing units)
Area: 38.375072 sq mi (land), 0.254007 sq mi (water)
Canaan, MO (township, FIPS 07311008)
Location: (38.351769, -91.470896)
Population (2000): 5,041 (2,296 housing units)
Area: 76.332704 sq mi (land), 0.332822 sq mi (water)
Canaan, IA (township, FIPS 08790459)
Location: (41.038158, -91.414401)
Population (2000): 400 (170 housing units)
Area: 36.409132 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
New Canaan, CT (town, FIPS 00150580)
Location: (41.152096, -73.491945)
Population (2000): 19,395 (7,141 housing units)
Area: 22.128972 sq mi (land), 0.350882 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 06840
South Canaan, PA (township, FIPS 12772024)
Location: (41.514084, -75.398488)
Population (2000): 1,666 (742 housing units)
Area: 27.619224 sq mi (land), 0.538961 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 18459
North Canaan, CT (town, FIPS 00554030)
Location: (42.023510, -73.311032)
Population (2000): 3,350 (1,444 housing units)
Area: 19.451122 sq mi (land), 0.010396 sq mi (water)
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Canaan
(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen. 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (9:22-27). His eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the Sidonians and Phoenicians. He had eleven sons, who were the founders of as many tribes (10:15-18). (2.) 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." 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). (See CANAANITES ØT0000705, PALESTINE.)
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