Canaan

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: C By: James P. Boyd

(low). (1) Fourth son of Ham (Gen. 10:6-19; 1 Chron. 1:8-13). (2) The country between the Mediterranean and Jordan, given by God to the Israelites (Ex. 6:4; Lev. 25:38). “Holy Land,” after the captivity (Zech. 2:13). Palestine, from Philistia.

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