Dictionary entry

Canaanites, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

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