The term "Canaanitish" refers to anything pertaining to the Canaanites, the ancient inhabitants of the land of Canaan, which corresponds to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. The Canaanites are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as the people who occupied the Promised Land before the arrival of the Israelites.

Historical Context

The Canaanites were a Semitic people who lived in the Near East during the second millennium BC. They are known for their advanced urban culture, trade networks, and polytheistic religion. The land of Canaan was a region of significant strategic and economic importance due to its location along major trade routes.

Biblical References

The Bible frequently mentions the Canaanites in the context of the Israelites' conquest of the Promised Land. God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants, as seen in Genesis 12:5-7 : "So Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, 'I will give this land to your offspring.'"

The Canaanites are often depicted as a morally corrupt people whose practices were abominable to the Israelites. In Leviticus 18:3 , God commands the Israelites, "You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs."

Religious Practices

The Canaanites practiced a polytheistic religion that included the worship of deities such as Baal, Asherah, and Molech. Their religious practices often involved rituals that were considered detestable by the Israelites, including child sacrifice and temple prostitution. In Deuteronomy 12:31 , God warns the Israelites, "You must not worship the LORD your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods."

Conquest and Influence

The conquest of Canaan by the Israelites is a central theme in the books of Joshua and Judges. Joshua 3:10 states, "This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites."

Despite the command to completely destroy the Canaanites, remnants of their culture and religious practices continued to influence the Israelites, leading to periods of idolatry and apostasy. Judges 2:11-13 describes this influence: "And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them, and they provoked the LORD to anger."

Legacy

The Canaanites, though eventually assimilated or destroyed, left a lasting impact on the cultural and religious landscape of the region. Their interactions with the Israelites serve as a backdrop for many of the moral and theological lessons found in the Old Testament. The struggle against Canaanite influence is emblematic of the broader biblical theme of remaining faithful to God's commandments amidst a world of competing beliefs and practices.(a.) of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites.1944. Hoham -- an Amorite king of Hebron
... Usage Hoham (1). Hoham. Of uncertain derivation; Hoham, a Canaanitish king --
Hoham. 1943, 1944. Hoham. 1945 . Strong's Numbers.
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5516. Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of ...
... Sisera. Of uncertain derivation; Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one
of the Nethinim -- Sisera. 5515, 5516. Sisera. 5517 . Strong's Numbers.
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567. Emori -- perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribe
... from an unused name derived from 'amar in the sense of publicity, ie Prominence;
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Amorite. ...
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139. Adoni-tsedeq -- "Lord of righteousness," king of Jer.
... NASB Word Usage Adoni-zedek (2). Adonizedec. From 'adown and tsedeq; lord of justice;
Adoni-Tsedek, a Canaanitish king -- Adonizedec. see HEBREW 'adown. ...
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6522. Perizzi -- a people in the land of Canaan
... Perizzite. For praziy; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the
Canaanitish tribes -- Perizzite. see HEBREW praziy. 6521, 6522. Perizzi. 6523 ...
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368. Eymiym -- "terrors," an inhabitant of Moab
... Emims Plural of 'eymah; terrors; Emim, an early Canaanitish (or Maobitish) tribe --
Emims. see HEBREW 'eymah. 367, 368. Eymiym. 368a . Strong's Numbers.
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2985. Yabin -- "one who is intelligent," two Canaanite kings
... Jabin. From biyn; intelligent; Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings -- Jabin.
see HEBREW biyn. 2984, 2985. Yabin. 2986 . Strong's Numbers.
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2036. Horam -- a Canaanite king
... Horam. From an unused root (meaning to tower up); high; Horam, a Canaanitish
king -- Horam. 2035, 2036. Horam. 2037 . Strong's Numbers.
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137. Adoni-bezeq -- "lord of Bezek," a ruler in Canaan
... Adoni-bezek. From 'adown and Bezeq; lord of Bezek; Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king --
Adoni-bezek. see HEBREW 'adown. see HEBREW Bezeq. 136, 137. ...
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Concerning the Canaanitish Woman. Meaning of the "Borders of Tyre ...
... Book XI. 16. Concerning the Canaanitish Woman. Meaning of the "Borders of Tyre and
Sidon.". ... And behold a Canaanitish woman." [5487] Whence the "thence"? ...
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Exposition of the Details in the Narrative.
... Further, observe, that the Canaanitish woman besought Him not about a son, whom
she does not seem to have brought forth at all, but about a daughter who was ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xv. 21,"Jesus Went Out Thence ...
... xv. 21,"Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. And
behold, a Canaanitish woman," etc. ... And behold, a Canaanitish woman," etc. ...
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Chapter xlvi
... Judah's and Simeon's (v.10) Canaanitish wives. In such an amalgamation Israel,
the smaller group, would naturally have been absorbed. ...
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Jesus and the Syro-Phoenician Woman
... Matthew, that the Canaanitish woman' who sought His help came out from those borders' -
that is, from out the Tyro-Sidonian district - into that Galilean ...
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The Purpose and Healing Effects of the Incarnation. ...
... Thou sayest that the Lord said to the Canaanitish woman: "I am not sent, but to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel," [2046] thou dost not say that He did ...
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The Nations of the South-East
... To the Egyptians it was known as "the Red Land," along with the desert that stretched
westward; "Edom" is merely the Hebrew or Canaanitish translation of the ...
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The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. )
... Patriarchs is not limited. David received the remnant of the Canaanitish Jebusites
into the congregation of the Lord. (Compare remarks on ...
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The Prophet Jonah.
... He purposely makes His abode in the territory of Tyre and Sidon; if there He hears
the prayer of the Canaanitish woman to heal her daughter, after having first ...
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The Israelites
... The Babylonians of Abraham's age were Semites, and the language they spoke was not
more dissimilar from Canaanitish or Hebrew than Italian is from Spanish. ...
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Canaanitish (4 Occurrences)
...Canaanitish (4 Occurrences). ... Genesis 38:2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a
Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her. (DBY). ...
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Canaan (102 Occurrences)
... The cuneiform writing of Babylon, as well as the Babylonian language, was taught
in the Canaanitish schools, and the clay tablets of Babylonian literature were ...
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Canaanites (63 Occurrences)
... 9:20, 21). Even after the return from captivity survivors of five of the
Canaanitish tribes were still found in the land. In the ...
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Jemu'el (2 Occurrences)
... Jemu'el (2 Occurrences). Genesis 46:10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin,
and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. ...
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Crafts (2 Occurrences)
... CRAFTS. I. SOURCES OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRAFTS OF THE BIBLE 1. Written Records
and Discoveries of Craftsmanship (1) Jewish (2) Canaanitish and Phoenician (3 ...
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Adra
... They contaminated the religion of Yahweh by introducing Canaanitish usages into
it, and they are likely to have done the same with the ancestral religions ...
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Shaulites (1 Occurrence)
... The clan was of notoriously impure stock, and, therefore, Shaul is called "the son
of a Canaanitish woman" (Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15); the clan was of mixed ...
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Shaul (10 Occurrences)
... The clan was of notoriously impure stock, and, therefore, Shaul is called "the son
of a Canaanitish woman" (Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15); the clan was of mixed ...
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Esau (89 Occurrences)
... At the age of forty years, to the great grief of his parents, he married (Genesis
26:34, 35) two Canaanitish maidens, Judith, the daughter of Beeri, and ...
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Jacob (361 Occurrences)
... While journeying from Bethel to Ephrath (the Canaanitish name of Bethlehem), Rachel
died in giving birth to her second son Benjamin (35:16-20), fifteen or ...
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