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; Jdj 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; Jdj 1:1-36.

Part of left

To try Israel. — Jdj 2:21,22; 3:1-4.

To chastise Israel. — Nu 33:55; Jdj 2:3; 4:2.

Israel ensnared by — Jdj 2:3,19; Ps 106:36-38.

Some descendants of, in our Lord’s time — Mt 15:22; Mr 7:26.