Canaan Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Canaan, the son of Ham, was the father of Sidon, Heth, and other Canaanite tribes.
son of Ham (GEN 9:18), cursed by Noah (GEN 9:25)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Ham › Canaan
Names
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Canaan
merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
- en Canaanites · Also called
- en Canaanite · Also called
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Canaan
· Also called · H3667 G5477 · GEN 9:18 merchant, trader
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כְנָֽעַן
kənaan · H3667 · GEN 9:18 merchant, trader
- he כְּנַ֫עַן · H3667G
- el Χανααν Xanaan · G5477 · GEN 9:18
- bg Ханаан
Mentioned in (84)
Gen 9:18
Gen 9:22
Gen 9:25
Gen 9:26
Gen 9:27
Gen 10:6
Gen 10:15
Gen 11:31
Gen 16:3
Gen 17:8
Gen 23:2
Gen 23:19
Gen 28:1
Gen 28:6
Gen 28:8
Gen 31:18
Gen 33:18
Gen 35:6
Gen 36:2
Gen 36:5
Gen 36:6
Gen 37:1
Gen 42:5
Gen 42:7
Gen 42:13
Gen 42:29
Gen 42:32
Gen 44:8
Gen 45:17
Gen 45:25
Gen 46:6
Gen 46:12
Gen 46:31
Gen 47:1
Gen 47:4
Gen 47:13
Gen 47:14
Gen 47:15
Gen 48:3
Gen 48:7
Gen 49:30
Gen 50:5
Gen 50:13
Exod 6:4
Exod 15:15
Exod 16:35
Lev 14:34
Lev 18:3
Lev 25:38
Num 13:2
Num 13:17
Num 26:19
Num 32:30
Num 32:32
Num 33:40
Num 33:51
Num 34:2
Num 34:29
Num 35:10
Num 35:14
Deut 32:49
Josh 5:1
Josh 5:12
Josh 14:1
Josh 21:2
Josh 22:9
Josh 22:10
Josh 22:11
Josh 22:32
Josh 24:3
Judg 3:1
Judg 4:2
Judg 4:23
Judg 4:24
Judg 5:19
Judg 21:12
1 Chr 1:8
1 Chr 1:13
1 Chr 16:18
Isa 19:18
Ezek 16:3
Ezek 16:29
Zeph 2:5
Matt 15:22
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Conditional birth estimate
Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
2 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2898 BC – 2688 BC |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
3 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3055 BC – 2740 BC |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
4 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3217 BC – 2797 BC |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
5 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3257 BC – 2732 BC |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
6 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3394 BC – 2764 BC |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
7 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3434 BC – 2699 BC |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3479 BC – 2639 BC |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3804 BC – 2964 BC |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
9 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3544 BC – 2599 BC |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
9 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3779 BC – 2834 BC |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
9 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3780 BC – 2835 BC |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
10 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3624 BC – 2574 BC |
Took part in (2)
- Noah gets drunk and Canaan is cursed · c. 2346 BC
- War with Canaanites · c. 1451 BC – 1444 BC
Canaan Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Canaan was the fourth son of Ham and the grandson of Noah (Gen. 9:18, 22; 10:6; 1Chr. 1:8). He became the progenitor of the Canaanite tribes, which inhabited the land that would later be promised to Abraham and his descendants (Gen. 10:15-19; 1Chr. 1:13-16). Canaan's sons included Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth, the ancestor of the Hittites. Other descendants of Canaan included the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. After Noah's drunkenness, Ham saw his father's nakedness and told his brothers (Gen. 9:22). In response, Noah cursed Canaan, stating that he would be a servant to his brothers (Gen. 9:25-27). This curse was likely a prophetic declaration about the future subjugation of the Canaanite tribes by the Israelites. The land of Canaan became synonymous with the region God promised to Abraham, and the Canaanites were among the inhabitants the Israelites were to displace and conquer (Gen. 12:5-7; Ex. 3:8; Deut. 7:1-3).
Canaan 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Canaan_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Canaan@Gen.9.18-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, canaan_914)