In the days of Solomon bond-service was exacted from the fragments of the tribes still remaining in the land 1 Kings , Even after the return from captivity survivors of five of the Canaanitish tribes were still found in the land. Under the name of Kanana the Canaanites appear on Egyptian monuments, wearing a coat of mail and helmet, and distinguished by the use of spear and javelin and the battle-axe.
They were called Phoenicians by the Greeks and Poeni by the Romans. By race the Canaanites were Semitic. They were famous as merchants and seamen, as well as for their artistic skill. The chief object of their worship was the sun-god, who was addressed by the general name of Baal, "lord. Eleven nations, descended from Canaan Genesis ; Deuteronomy ; 1 Chronicles Wickedness of Genesis ; Leviticus ; Leviticus ; Leviticus To be expelled from the land Exodus ; Exodus To be destroyed Exodus ; Deuteronomy ; Deuteronomy Not expelled Joshua ; Jude ; Judges Defeat the Israelites Numbers ; Judges Defeated by the Israelites Numbers ; Joshua ; Jude Isaac forbidden by Abraham to take a wife from Genesis Judah marries a woman of Genesis ; 1 Chronicles In Genesis the seats of the Canaanite tribe are given as on the seashore and in the Jordan valley; comp.
Joshua Applied as a general name to the non-Isr'lite inhabitants of the land, as we have already seen was the case with "Canaan. Their language was very similar to the Hebrew.
The Canaanites were probably given to commerce; and thus the name became probably in later times an occasional synonym for a merchant. A passage for water; a water course; properly, a long trench or excavation in the earth for conducting water, and confining it to narrow limits; but the term may be applied to other water courses. It is chiefly applied to artificial cuts or passages for water, used for transportation; whereas channel is applicable to a natural water course.
In anatomy, a duct or passage in the body of an animal, through which any of the juices flow, or other substances pass; as the neck of the bladder, and the alimentary canal. In botany, having a deep longitudinal groove above, and convex underneath; applied to the stem, leaf, or petiole of plants. Matthew Used in the Revised Version in place of "Canaanite. An old dance. Shakespeare has used the word as a verb in a kind of cant phrase. The bill is conical and straight; the body is yellowish white; the prime feathers of the wings and tail are greenish.
These birds are now bred in other countries. Google Maps Link. Bible Usage:. CANAL , noun 1. Wine in the Bible: John In this passage, we read about one of Jesus' miracles: changing water into wine at a wedding party.
It seems a minor miracle compared to raising the dead or healing the sick, but it's further evidence that Jesus has dominion over all things, great and small. In this passage we read of how he came across his father naked and told his brothers about it. His brothers laid a garment over Noah. When Noah awoke he cursed Ham and made him a slave to his brothers. Jordan River in the Bible - a Christian perspective Upon their arrival in Canaan, the Israelites found that the Jordan River was a central geographic feature of the land.
Their crossing of the river was a momentous occasion, and it served as a landmark and divider for their nation for years. Giants - a Christian perspective When the Israelites sent scouts into the land of Canaan, they heard back that it was full of giants. Although most of the scouts balked at the idea of challenging the Canaanites, a faithful few, like Caleb, encouraged the Israelites to be bold. Thus Canaan had become once and for all the servant of Shem. Afterwards Phoenicia with its colonies was subjugated by the Romans, sons of Japheth, and soon vanished altogether from the roll of nations.
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It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. Thank you. Canaan, Canaanites. The Hebrew Kenaan , denoting a person, occurs: in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ham's sons; in a lengthened form, Kenaanah D. In the days when the trading Phoenicians held a prominent place, especially among the Canaanites, this word Kena'ani , and even Canaan e. Isaiah , got the signification of "merchant, trader. The Phoenician town of Laodicea calls itself on coins from the second century B.
In Grecian literature too, evidence remains that the Phoenicians called one of their ancestors, as well as their country, Chna , and even at the time of St. Augustine the Punic country people near Hippo called themselves Chanani , i.
If the word be of Semitic origin, it should be derived from the root Kana , and mean originally, low, or, in a figurative sense, small, humble, despicable, subjected. Following this derivation in its original sense, "the land of Canaan" has been explained by various scholars as "the low land" -- whether the name may have originally denoted only the flat seashore, or the mountainous country of Western Palestine as well, in opposition to the still higher mountains of the Lebanon and the Hermon.
But Biblical tradition rather seems to derive the name of the country from that of the person. It takes the "land of Canaan" as "the border of the Canaanites" A. The less so, as the figurative meaning of the word as a synonym of slave or servant, fits in very well with the little we know of Noah's grandson. We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
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