Topic
Canaanites
65 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 12:6Easton · Nave Territory of
¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
- Exodus 23:23Easton · Nave Given to the Israelites
For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
- Exodus 33:2Easton · Nave To be expelled from the land
And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
- Exodus 34:11Easton · Nave To be expelled from the land
Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
- Numbers 13:29Easton · Nave Territory of
The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
- Deuteronomy 7:1Easton · Nave Eleven nations, descended from Canaan
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…
- Genesis 9:25–27Nave Prophecy concerning
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. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his…
- Genesis 10:1–32Easton
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…
- Genesis 10:15–19Nave Eleven nations, descended from Canaan
¶ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites…
- Genesis 10:19Nave Territory of
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
- Genesis 12:7Nave Given to the Israelites
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
- Genesis 13:13Nave Wickedness of
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
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- Genesis 15:18 Nave Territory of
- Genesis 17:8 Nave Given to the Israelites
- Genesis 28:1 Nave Isaac forbidden by Abraham to take a wife from
- Genesis 38:2 Nave Judah marries a woman of
- Exodus 3:8 Easton
- Exodus 3:17 Easton
- Exodus 13:5 Easton
- Exodus 23:24 Nave To be destroyed
- Exodus 23:29 Easton
- Exodus 23:31 Nave Territory of
- Leviticus 18:25 Nave Wickedness of
- Leviticus 18:27 Nave Wickedness of
- Leviticus 18:28 Nave Wickedness of
- Leviticus 20:23 Nave Wickedness of
- Numbers 14:45 Nave Defeat the Israelites
- Numbers 21:1–3 Nave Defeated by the Israelites
- Numbers 21:3 Easton
- Numbers 33:52 Easton
- Numbers 33:53 Easton
- Numbers 34:2–12 Nave Territory of
- Deuteronomy 7:1–3 Nave Given to the Israelites
- Deuteronomy 7:22 Easton
- Deuteronomy 7:23 Easton
- Deuteronomy 19:1 Nave To be destroyed
- Deuteronomy 20:16 Easton
- Deuteronomy 20:17 Easton
- Deuteronomy 31:3–5 Nave To be destroyed
- Deuteronomy 32:49 Nave Given to the Israelites
- Joshua 1:4 Nave Territory of
- Joshua 3:10 Easton
- Joshua 5:1 Nave Territory of
- Joshua 11:1–16 Nave Defeated by the Israelites
- Joshua 17:12–18 Nave Not expelled
- Joshua 17:18 Nave Chariots of
- Judges 1:1–33 Nave Not expelled
- Judges 1:10 Easton
- Judges 3:1–3 Nave Not expelled
- Judges 4:1–3 Nave Defeat the Israelites
- Judges 4:4–24 Nave Defeated by the Israelites
- 2 Samuel 5:6 Easton
- 2 Samuel 5:7 Easton
- 1 Kings 9:16 Nave By the Egyptians
- 1 Kings 9:20 Easton
- 1 Kings 9:21 Easton
- 1 Chronicles 1:13–16 Nave Eleven nations, descended from Canaan
- 1 Chronicles 2:3 Nave Judah marries a woman of
- Ezra 9:2 Nave The exile Jews take wives from
- Job 41:6 Easton
- Psalms 135:11 Nave Given to the Israelites
- Psalms 135:12 Nave Given to the Israelites
- Proverbs 31:24 Easton
- Ezekiel 17:4 Easton
- Zephaniah 1:11 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 29 references
The descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Migrating from their original home, they seem to have reached the Persian Gulf, and to have there sojourned for some time. They thence “spread to the west, across the mountain chain of Lebanon to the very edge of the Mediterranean Sea, occupying all the land which later became Palestine, also to the north-west as far as the mountain chain of Taurus. This group was very numerous, and broken up into a great many peoples, as we can judge from the list of nations (Gen. 10), the ‘sons of Canaan.’” Six different tribes are mentioned in Ex. 3:8, 17; 23:23; 33:2; 34:11. In Ex. 13:5 the “Perizzites” are omitted. The “Girgashites” are mentioned in addition to the foregoing in Deut. 7:1; Josh. 3:10.
The “Canaanites,” as distinguished from the Amalekites, the Anakim, and the Rephaim, were “dwellers in the lowlands” (Num. 13:29), the great plains and valleys, the richest and most important parts of Palestine. Tyre and Sidon, their famous cities, were the centres of great commercial activity; and hence the name “Canaanite” came to signify a “trader” or “merchant” (Job 41:6; Prov. 31:24, lit. “Canaanites;” comp. Zeph. 1:11; Ezek. 17:4). The name “Canaanite” is also sometimes used to designate the non-Israelite inhabitants of the land in general (Gen. 12:6; Num. 21:3; Judg. 1:10).
The Israelites, when they were led to the Promised Land, were commanded utterly to destroy the descendants of Canaan then possessing it (Ex. 23:23; Num. 33:52, 53; Deut. 20:16, 17). This was to be done “by little and little,” lest the beasts of the field should increase (Ex. 23:29; Deut. 7:22, 23). The history of these wars of conquest is given in the Book of Joshua. The extermination of these tribes, however, was never fully carried out. Jerusalem was not taken till the time of David (2 Sam. 5:6, 7). In the days of Solomon bond-service was exacted from the fragments of the tribes still remaining in the land (1 Kings 9:20, 21). Even after the return from captivity survivors of five of the Canaanitish tribes were still found in the land.
In the Tell-el-Amarna tablets Canaan is found under the forms of Kinakhna and Kinakhkhi. 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.” Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were summed up under the name of Baalim, “lords.”
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 46 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Eleven nations, descended from Canaan Ge 10:15-19; De 7:1; 1Ch 1:13-16
- → Territory of Ge 10:19; 12:6; 15:18; Ex 23:31; Nu 13:29; 34:2-12; Jos 1:4; 5:1
- → Given to the Israelites Ge 12:6,7; 15:18; 17:8; Ex 23:23; De 7:1-3; 32:49; Ps 135:11,12
- → Wickedness of Ge 13:13; Le 18:25,27,28; 20:23
- → To be expelled from the land Ex 33:2; 34:11
- → To be destroyed Ex 23:23,24; De 19:1; 31:3-5
- → Not expelled Jos 17:12-18; Jud 1:1-33; 3:1-3
- → Defeat the Israelites Nu 14:45; Jud 4:1-3
- → Defeated by the Israelites Nu 21:1-3; Jos 11:1-16; Jud 4:4-24
- → By the Egyptians 1Ki 9:16
- → Chariots of Jos 17:18
- → Isaac forbidden by Abraham to take a wife from Ge 28:1
- → Judah marries a woman of Ge 38:2; 1Ch 2:3
- → The exile Jews take wives from Ezr 9:2
- → Prophecy concerning Ge 9:25-27
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.