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| '''Canaan''' is a Biblical figure who, according to the ], was the son of ] and the grandson of the |
'''Canaan''' is a Biblical figure who, according to the ], was the son of ] and the grandson of the patriarch ]. The '']'' states that the ]ites, a people who mostly occupied modern-day ], were descendants of this Canaan. | ||
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In Genesis, Canaan was cursed by Noah because of his father's transgressions. This is referred to as the ]. | ||
| However, according to the '']'', both the Israelite conquest of Canaan and the curse, are attributed instead to Canaan's steadfast refusal to join his elder brothers in Ham's allotment beyond the ], and instead "squatting" on the eastern shores of the ], within the inheritance delineated for ]. | However, according to the '']'', both the Israelite conquest of Canaan and the curse, are attributed instead to Canaan's steadfast refusal to join his elder brothers in Ham's allotment beyond the ], and instead "squatting" on the eastern shores of the ], within the inheritance delineated for ]. | ||
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Canaan is a Biblical figure who, according to the Old Testament, was the son of Ham and the grandson of the patriarch Noah. The Book of Genesis states that the Canaanites, a people who mostly occupied modern-day Israel, were descendants of this Canaan.
In Genesis, Canaan was cursed by Noah because of his father's transgressions. This is referred to as the Curse of Ham.
However, according to the Book of Jubilees, both the Israelite conquest of Canaan and the curse, are attributed instead to Canaan's steadfast refusal to join his elder brothers in Ham's allotment beyond the Nile, and instead "squatting" on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, within the inheritance delineated for Shem.
| Descendants of Noah in Genesis 10 | |
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| Shem and Semitic | |
| Ham and Hamitic | |
| Japheth and Japhetic | |
References
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