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Canaan : (noun)
1: an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of
the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity
and Islam and Judaism [syn: Palestine, Canaan, Holy
Land, Promised Land]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Canaan, CT (CDP, FIPS 10870)
Location: 42.03162 N, 73.33144 W
Population (1990): 1194 (596 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06018
Canaan, IN
Zip code(s): 47224
Canaan, ME
Zip code(s): 04924
Canaan, NH
Zip code(s): 03741
Canaan, NY
Zip code(s): 12029
Canaan, VT
Zip code(s): 05903
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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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, PALESTINE.)
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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Canaan, merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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