Bible Location
Meaning: merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues · 76 cross references · Modern-day map available
Canaan is the land west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea that becomes the promised land in Israel's story. It is important because it forms the geographic heart of the covenant promises to Abraham's descendants and the setting for conquest, settlement, kingship, prophecy, exile, and return. First appears in Gen 11:31.1
Place meaning
merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Coordinates
31.69, 34.84
First appears
Gen 11:31
AI summary: Canaan functions as one of the Bible's central land terms. In Genesis it is the land promised to Abraham and his descendants, turning geography into covenant expectation. In the Pentateuch and Joshua it becomes the goal of Israel's journey, the land of inheritance to be entered, allotted, and inhabited. Because of that role, Canaan is never just territory; it is bound to obedience, blessing, idolatry, judgment, and belonging. It also remains the broader stage on which later cities, tribes, kingdoms, and prophets act. Across the cross references, Canaan represents the promised homeland in its fullest biblical sense: gift, responsibility, conflict, and hope bound together.1
Place meaning
merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Latitude
31.69
Longitude
34.84
Bible references
76
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.) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.