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Canaan כְּנַ֫עַן
Canaan, the son of Ham, was the father of Sidon, Heth, and other Canaanite tribes.
Family
| Father | Ham |
|---|---|
| Children | Amorites, Arkites, Arvadites, Sidon, Heth, Jebusites, Girgashites, Hivites, Sinites, Zemarites, Hamathites |
| Brothers and sisters | Cush, Egypt, Put |
Where Canaan appears
Genesis (7), 1 Chronicles (2)
Key verses
- Genesis 9:18 first mention — And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
- Genesis 9:22 — And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
- Genesis 9:25 — And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
- Genesis 9:26 — And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
- Genesis 9:27 — God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
- Genesis 10:6 — And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:15 — And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
- 1 Chronicles 1:8 — The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:13 — And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.