Canaan or Knáʕan (Arabic کنعان, Hebrew כְּנַעַן, Septuagint Greek Χανααν) is an ancient term for a region roughly corresponding to present-day Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, western Jordan, southern and coastal Syria and Lebanon continuing up until the border of modern Turkey. Various Canaanite sites have been excavated by archaeologists, most notably the Canaanite town of Ugarit, which was rediscovere ...

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• Canaan - Phoenician Canaan
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• Canaan - Egyptian Canaan
• Canaan - Biblical Canaanites

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During the 2nd millennium BC the name Kan'an, favoured in Egyptian usage, was used for a province of the Egyptian empire bounded on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the north by the Pass of Hamath in southern Lebanon, on the east by the Jordan Valley and on the south by a line extended from the Dead Sea to the Gaza area. This region corresponds closely to the description given in the ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,820 people, 643 households, and 414 families residing in the town. The population density is 19.1/km² (49.6/mi²). There are 970 housing units at an average density of 10.2/km² (26.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 87.80% White, 8.63% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 2.25% of t ...

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.7 km² (37.0 mi²). 95.1 km² (36.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.65% water. The east town line is the border of Massachusetts. Interstate 90 passes through the town. ...

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Canaan is a special Realian created by Vector Industries. He is the only Realian (except for MOMO) who can pilot an E.S., specifically E.S. Asher. He is not designed like the other Realians and is referred to as an "Enhanced Memory Model" model by MOMO when they first meet in Helmer's office. Canaan was sent on a mission during the Miltian Conflict by Lieutenant General Helmer along with chaos to retrieve the U.R.T.V.s and the Y-Data. During their mission the U-TIC Organization activates the Song of Nephilim. Canaan starts to b ...

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List of protagonists in Xenosaga, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Playable characters, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Canaan, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Febronia, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Gaignun Kukai, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Helmer, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Juli Mizrahi, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Nephilim, List of protagonists in Xenosaga - Footnotes

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Canaan is a town located in Columbia County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,820. The Town of Canaan is in the northeast part of the county. Canaan New York - History. The first settlers arrived around 1759. The town was founded in 1772 as "Kings District." The name was changed to "Canaan" in 1788. Canaan New York - Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.7 km² (37.0 ...

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Levant is an imprecise geographical term historically referring to a large area in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east. The Levant does not include the Caucasus Mountains, any part of the Arabian Peninsula proper, or Anatolia — although at times Cilicia may be included. The Sinai Peninsula may also be included, but may be excluded as a marginal area forming a land bridge between the Levant and northern Egypt. ...

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Jacob or Ya'akov, (יַעֲקֹב "Holder of the heel", Standard Hebrew Yaʿaqov, Tiberian Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic يعقوب Yaʿqūb), later known as Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Prince of God", Standard Hebrew Yisraʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Yiśrāʾēl; Arabic اسرائيل Isrāʾīl) is the third Biblical patriarch. His father was Isaac and his grandfather was Abraham. His story is told in the Book of Genesis. Jacob - Jacob descri ...

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• Jacob - Buying the birthright
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• Jacob - In the house of Laban
• Jacob - Return to Canaan
• Jacob - Jacob and Joseph
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• Jacob - Jacob's sons
• Jacob - Rabbinical teachings about Jacob
• Jacob - Jacob in Islam
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Canaanite can describe anything pertaining to Canaan: in particular, its languages and inhabitants. Other related archivesCanaan, languages

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Caleb, the son of Jephunneh is an important figure in the Hebrew Bible, noted for his faith in God when the Hebrew nation refuses to enter the "promised land" of Canaan. When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land they believed had been promised them by God, after having fled slavery in Egypt, Moses (the Hebrew leader) sent twelve scouts (or spies, meraglim in Hebrew) into Canaan to report on what was there. Ten of the scouts returned to say that the land would be impossible to claim, and that giants lived ...

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Curse of Ham (also called the curse of Canaan) refers to the curse that Noah placed upon Canaan (the son of Ham) after Ham saw Noah naked because of drunkenness in his tent. Most Biblical scholars see the curse of Ham story as an early Hebrew rationalization for Israel's conquest and enslavement of the Canaanites, who were presumed to descend from Canaan. Much more controversially, however, the "curse of Ham" has been used by some members of major Abrahamic religions to justify racism and the enslavement of ...

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Balak was king of Moab around 1200 BC. When the Israelites reached Moab, Balak ordered Balaam, a prophet, to curse Israel. Instead of cursing Israel, Balaam blessed Israel. Balak died when Joshua began his conquest of Canaan. ...

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Canaanite mythology are the myths and god tales of ancient Canaan. calf worship of Canaanites and Phoenicians : Tobit i. 5, speaks of "Baal the heifer" Canaan, son of Ham in the Bible. Og, giant Canaanite king of Bashan in the Bible Saint Christopher was said to be a Canaanite. Sihon Rephaim giant king of the Amorites Mount Hermon was apparently used by the Canaanites for their pagan religious rituals. Qadash Kinahnu was a Canaanite-Phoenician temple. Canaanite myths also include ...

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Khem (also spelt Chem) is the Egyptian word for black, and was usually used to describe the fertile soil surrounding the Nile, which was notably blackened. As such, it was also used by the Egyptians as a name for their nation, as it was principally composed of the fertile lands around the Nile. Some feel it may derive from the Hebrew translation, Ham - the name used by the writers of the Bible to refer to Egypt. For a period of time, Canaan was under Egyptian influence, as was Kush (part of Nubia), and Liby ...

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Cush (כּוּשׁ "black", Standard Hebrew Kuš, Tiberian Hebrew Kûš) was the eldest son of Ham, brother of Canaan and the father of Nimrod, mentioned in the "table of nations" in the Book of Genesis (X. 60) and in I Chronicles (I. 8), usually considered the eponym of the people of Kush. Six Arabian tribes are also sons of Cush. In Genesis Cush was the father of the Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. He is also the father of Nimrod Another person na ...

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Mizraim (Hebrew מצרים Mitzráyim or Miṣrāyim/Miṣráyim; cf. Arabic مصر Miṣr) is the Hebrew name for the land of Egypt, with the dual suffix -āyim, perhaps referring to the "two Egypts": Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Mizraim was the brother of Cush who, together along with Phut and Canaan, made up the Hamite branch of Noah's descendants. Mizraim's sons were Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim (out ...

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Og (pronounced /ɒg/, /ɑg/, or /ɔːg/; meaning "gigantic") was an ancient Amorite king of Bashan who, along with his sons and army, was slain by Moses and his men at the battle of Edrei (probably modern day Dara, Syria) according to several books of the Old Testament. Scholars are divided as to the approximate date of Og's overthrow and indeed the conquest of Canaan by Israel, but most postulate c. 1500 or ...

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• Og - A remnant of the Rephaim
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The historic Philistines (פלשתים) (see "other uses" below) were a people who inhabited the southern coast of Canaan around the time of the arrival of the Israelites, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars, but modern archaeology has suggested early cultural links with the Mycenean world in mainland Greece. Though the Philistines adopted local Canaanite culture and language before leaving any written texts, an Indo-European origin has been suggested for a handf ...

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Chedorlaomer - In the Torah. Chedorlaomer is the name given to a king of Elam (Genesis xiv. 1), who made conquests as far west as Canaan and exercised supremacy over its southeastern part. After paying tribute to him for twelve years, the five local kings, or princes (King Shinab of Admah, the unnamed king of Bala-Zoar, King Birsha of Gomorrah, Bera king of Sodom, and King Shemeber of Zeboyim), rebelled in the thirteenth year, and in the fourteenth were assailed and reduced by Chedorlaomer, assisted by Amr ...

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