The fourth son of Ham (Gen. 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (9:22-27). His eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the Sidonians and Phoenicians. He had eleven sons, who were the founders of as many tribes (10:15-18).
Person
Canaan
- Name means
- merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
- Also called
- Canaanites,Canaanite
- Mentioned
- 84 verses · first in Genesis 9:18
Family
About Canaan
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 1450 BCWar with CanaanitesJoshua 4:1–24
Every mention
Genesis
9:18, 9:22, 9:25–27, 10:6, 10:15, 11:31, 16:3, 17:8, 23:2, 23:19, 28:1, 28:6, 28:8, 31:18, 33:18, 35:6, 36:2, 36:5–6, 37:1, 42:5, 42:7, 42:13, 42:29, 42:32, 44:8, 45:17, 45:25, 46:6, 46:12, 46:31, 47:1, 47:4, 47:13–15, 48:3, 48:7, 49:30, 50:5, 50:13
Deuteronomy
32:49
Isaiah
19:18
Zephaniah
2:5
Matthew
15:22
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.