Canaanites, The

Canaanites, The

Descended from Ham - Ge 10:6

An accursed race - Ge 9:25,26

Different families of - Ge 10:15-18

Comprised seven distinct nations - De 7:1

Possessions of, how bounded - Ge 10:19

Country of, fertile - Ex 3:17; Nu 13:27

DESCRIBED AS

• Great and mighty
- Nu 13:28; De 7:1
• Idolatrous
- De 29:17
• Superstitious
- De 18:9-11
• Profane and wicked
- Le 18:27

Extremely numerous - De 7:17

Had many strong cities - Nu 13:28; De 1:28

Expelled for wickedness - De 9:4; 18:12

ABRAHAM

• Called to dwell amongst
- Ge 12:1-5
• Was promised the country of, of inheritance
- Ge 13:14-17; 15:18; 17:8
• Had his faith tried by dwelling amongst
- Ge 12:6; 13:7

Kind to the patriarchs - Ge 14:13; 23:6

ISRAEL COMMANDED

• To make no league with
- De 7:2; Jud 2:2
• Not to intermarry with
- De 7:3; Jos 23:12
• Not to follow idols of
- Ex 23:24; De 7:25
• Not to follow customs of
- Le 18:26,27
• To destroy, without mercy
- De 7:2,24
• To destroy all vestiges of their idolatry
- Ex 23:24; De 7:5,25
• Not to fear
- De 7:17,18; 31:7

Terrified at the approach of Israel - Ex 15:15,16; Jos 2:9-11; 5:1

Partially subdued by Israel - Jos 10:1-11:23; Jud 1:1-36

PART OF LEFT

• To try Israel
- Jud 2:21,22; 3:1-4
• To chastise Israel
- Nu 33:55; Jud 2:3; 4:2

Israel ensnared by - Jud 2:3,19; Ps 106:36-38

Some descendants of, in our Lord's time - Mt 15:22; Mr 7:26