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nounan ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
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- joshua a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
- abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- hebrew the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- ibrahim the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- moloch god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
- canaanite a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
- canaanite the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest
- book of joshua a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
- josue a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
- molech god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children