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Place

Canaan

promised land

Land promised to Abraham's descendants and later entered by Israel.

92 appearances14 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Land lying between the Mediterranean and the , promised to and his descendants and inhabited in the patriarchal age by , , , , , and . The patriarchs sojourn in it as resident aliens, and after the exodus Israel enters and possesses it under . It is repeatedly described as a land flowing with milk and honey, a generous inheritance whose blessings are conditional on covenant faithfulness. The prophets continue to call it the land or the inheritance of Israel.

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Modern location: Canaan. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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