Canaan, The Land Of
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
(lit. lowland), a name denoting the country west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, and between those waters and the Mediterranean; given by God to Abraham’s posterity, the children of Israel. (Exodus 6:4; Leviticus 25:38) [Palestina And Palestine]
See also: palestina+and+palestine
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