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People group

Canaanites

people group

Inhabitants of the land of Canaan whom Israel encountered from the patriarchs through the conquest under Joshua.

76 appearances16 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

The peoples already living in the land of when the patriarchs arrive and when Israel later enters under . They appear throughout Genesis, the conquest narratives, and Judges, and their religious practices are repeatedly held up as a warning to Israel. In the Gospels, calls the Syrophoenician woman whose daughter heals a Canaanite.

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