Place
Canaan
The land promised to Abraham and his seed (Gen 12:5–7; 17:8).
Location
- Type
- region
- Coordinates
- 32.7667, 35.3333
- Certainty
- very-high
OpenBible.info: "Canaan (modern): very high confidence".
OpenBible.info GeoJSON point m39393a (representative point for the region).
- OpenBible.info entry (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0, OpenBible.info)
- OpenBible GeoJSON (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata Q163329 (opens in a new tab)
Scripture
Events here
- Abdon the Pirathonite Judges Israel (8 years)
- Abraham Leaves Haran, Enters Canaan and Goes Down to Egypt
- Oppression by the Ammonites and Philistines
- Battle of Aphek: the Ark Captured and Eli Dies
- Samuel's Victory at Mizpah (Ebenezer)
- Israel Crosses the Jordan under Joshua
- Death of Joshua
- Deborah and Barak Defeat Sisera
- Joshua Divides the Land among the Tribes
- Ehud Kills Eglon and Delivers Israel
- Elon the Zebulonite Judges Israel (10 years)
- Gideon's Three Hundred Defeat Midian
- Ibzan of Bethlehem Judges Israel (7 years)
- Jair Judges Israel (22 years)
- Jephthah Defeats Ammon and Judges Israel (6 years)
- Oppression of Midian (7 years)
- Oppression of Cushan-rishathaim (8 years)
- Oppression of Eglon King of Moab (18 years)
- Oppression of Jabin King of Canaan (20 years)
- Othniel Delivers Israel and Judges (40 years)
- Abimelech Rules at Shechem (3 years)
- Saul Anointed and Made King
- Tola Judges Israel (23 years)
Maps
Related
Free sources
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (opens in a new tab) open-license
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) public-domain
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.