Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Canaan, the son of Ham, was the father of Sidon, Heth, and other Canaanite tribes.
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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).
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9 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3667
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his fatherʼs nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
He also declared: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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