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Canaan

also: Kánaán, the Promised Land

The Promised Land of the Hebrew Bible, a region of the southern Levant (modern Israel/Palestine/Lebanon/coastal Syria). God promised it to Abraham and his descendants; Moses led the Israelites toward it through the wilderness, though he himself died before entering.

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Mentioned in 2 works (3 mentions)

Collected Poems (319 Poems, 1837–1864) poem · 1 mention
Moses Drama · 2 mentions

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