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What does Canaan mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Canaan? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A historic region of the Middle East, roughly equivalent to Palestine.
  2. A grandson of Noah.
  3. (rare) A male given name of biblical origin.
  4. The name of multiple places in North America named after the historic region, including:
    1. a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.
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It grew up in the effort to conquer Canaan against what we thought was an ocean of idolaters and the effort to survive the Roman Empire.
The post-quake settlements to the north of the city are called Canaan and Jerusalem, Biblical names for the promised land.
Its history began around 2000 B.C., when Semitic Amorites settled around the Jordan River in the area called Canaan.
In the case of the Canaan Sanctuary also, God is waiting for the most appropriate time and for our aroma of longing to be filled.
Joshua and the Israelites had made an impressive beginning of their conquest of Canaan.
Men of flesh all died in the wilderness before they went into the Canaan Land.

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