CANAAN

kāˈnən. 1 According to biblical ethnography, Canaan was the son of Ham and the ancestor for whom the Canaanites were named. 2 Territory, the same as ancient Palestine, lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean and sometimes including Transjordan. It was the Promised Land of the Israelites, and after their delivery from Egypt they subjugated it. The land held a number of pre-Israelite peoples listed in several passages in the Bible. See Ugarit; Asherah; Baal; Philistia; Phoenicia.

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books on: Canaan  - 4100 results

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The Conquest of Canaan
Book by Booth Tarkington; A.L. Burt, 1905
Subjects: Fiction
...COULD ONLY STARE AT HER" The Conquest of Canaan By BOOTH TARKINGTON Author of...XVI. THE TWO CANAANS 251...OF DAYS" 378 THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN I ENTER...
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The Conquest of Canaan
Book by Booth Tarkington; Harper & Brothers, 1905
Subjects: Fiction
...COULD ONLY STARE AT HER" THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN A Novel BY BOOTH TARKINGTON...XI. THE Two CANAANS 251...CHANGED, YOU MEAN?" " 370 THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN -x- THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN I...
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Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1675-1815
Book by Kerby A. Miller, Arnold Schrier, Bruce D. Boling, David N. Doyle; Oxford University Press, 2003
Subjects: Immigrants--United States--Biography, Immigrants--United States--History--Sources, Irish Americans--Biography, Irish Americans--History--Sources, United States--History--1783-1865--Biography, United States--History--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--Biography, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography
Irish Immigrants IN THE LAND OF CANAAN WRITTEN EDITED BY Kerby A. Miller...Doyle Irish Immigrants IN THE LAND OF CANAAN Letters and Memoirs from Colonial...Data Irish immigrants in the land of Canaan: letters and memoirs from colonial and...
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A Question of Discipline: Pedagogy, Power, and the Teaching of Cultural Studies
Book by Joyce E. Canaan, Debbie Epstein; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Culture--Study And Teaching (Higher), Popular Culture--Study And Teaching (Higher)
...Cultural Studies EDITED BY Joyce E. Canaan and Debbie Epstein WestviewPress A...book is dedicated, with love, to Robert Canaan and Pauline Epstein All rights reserved...cultural studies / edited by Joyce E. Canaan and Debbie Epstein. p. cm. Includes...
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Common Culture: Symbolic Work at Play in the Everyday Cultures of the Young
Book by Paul Willis, Simon Jones, Joyce Canaan, Geoff Hurd; Westview Press, 1990
Subjects: Popular Culture--Great Britain, Subculture--Great Britain, Youth--Great Britain--Social Conditions
...WILLIS with Simon Jones, Joyce Canaan and Geoff Hurd WESTVIEW PRESS...Chapter 5 was written by Joyce Canaan, rewritten and edited by Paul Willis...conducted in Wolverhampton, mainly by Joyce Canaan, and involved a large number of discussions...
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Canaanites, Chronologies, and Connections: The Relationship of Middle Bronze IIA Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt
Journal article by Ellen Morris; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: Canaanites, Chronologies, and Connections: The Relationship of Middle Bronze IIA Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt (Book)--Reviews
...The Relationship of Middle Bronze IIA Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt. by Ellen...vacillated between contradictory views of Canaanite demographics in this period (urban vs. pastoral) and also of Canaans status vis a vis Egypt (province vs...
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Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America
Journal article by Michael Fellman; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 72, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America (Book)--Book reviews, John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery' Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights (Book)--Book reviews
Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War...by Michael Fellman Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War...committed and daring activists. In Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War...
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This Strange Story: Jewish and Christian Interpretation of the Curse of Canaan from Antiquity to 1865
Journal article by Luke E. Harlow; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 74, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, This Strange Story: Jewish and Christian Interpretation of the Curse of Canaan from Antiquity to 1865 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Christian Interpretation of the Curse of Canaan from Antiquity to 1865. by Luke E...Christian Interpretation of the Curse of Canaan from Antiquity to 1865. By Stacy Davis...9:18-27, which contains the "curse of Canaan." For much of the American nineteenth...
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Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1675-1815
Journal article by William H. Mulligan Jr.; Journal of Social History, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1675-1815 (Book)--Book reviews
Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and...Jr. Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and...pp.). Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan is a stunning scholarly accomplishment...
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A Bibliographical List of Cuneiform Inscriptions from Canaan, Palestine/Philistia, and the Land of Israel
Journal article by Wayne Horowitz, Takayoshi Oshima, Seth Sanders; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: Cuneiform inscriptions--Research
...bibliographical list of cuneiform inscriptions from Canaan, Palestine/Philistia, and the land of...For example, Why was there cuneiform in Canaan? How was it used and by whom? In what...information with us. (3) Cuneiform in Canaan and the Land of Israel. (4) Samaria 5...
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Yes, He Has No Bananas: Mugabe Runs out of Time ... and Everything Else
Magazine article by Joe Bob Briggs; The National Interest, Spring 2004
Subjects: Banana, Canaan--Cases, Dictators--Political activity, Mugabe, Robert--Political activity, Zimbabwe--Political aspects
...statutes. Mugabe used these laws to throw Zimbabwes ex-president, Canaan Banana, into prison, claiming all gays contribute to the MDS...enemies of the state" stratagem. There were those who said that Canaan Banana--sorry, I cant help repeating the name--was simply a...
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Books & Critics - Books: The Land of Counterpane - Jan Karon Lets Her Readers Pull the Covers over Their Heads
Magazine article by Martha Spaulding; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, January 2002
Subjects: A Common Life: The Wedding Story (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, A Light in the Window (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, A New Song (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, At Home in Mitford (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Christian literature--Criticism and interpretation, Karon, Jan--Authorship, Out to Canaan (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, These High, Green Hills (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
...Out to Canaan...These High, Green Hills (1996), Out to Canaan (1997), A New Song (1999), and A Common...1997 Oprah Winfrey chose The Rapture of Canaan, by Sheri Reynolds, for her book club...
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Zimbabwe Methodists Defrock Theologian
Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 116, June 16, 1999
Subjects: Banana, Canaan--Cases, Methodist Church--Zimbabwe, Presidents--Zimbabwe, Sex crimes--Cases, Theologians--Conduct of life
Zimbabwe Methodists defrock theologian Canaan Banana, the first president of Zimbabwe after it won its independence, has been defrocked by the Methodist Church of Zimbabwe following...
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Gay? We Don't Have That Here
Magazine article by Alfred Rinaldi; New Statesman, Vol. 127, August 7, 1998
Subjects: Banana, Canaan--Cases, Homosexuality--Zimbabwe, Scandals--Zimbabwe, Sodomy--Cases, Zimbabwe--Cases
...scandal that makes the preoccupation of the United States with Monica Lewinskys dress seem positively parish pump. The Reverend Canaan Banana, prominent methodist scholar, father of four and erstwhile president of Zimbabwe is standing trial for 11 counts of sodomy...
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2006 Buyer's Guide
Magazine article; Arts & Activities, Vol. 138, January 2006
Subjects: Art industries and trade, Art industry
...1557, New Canaan, CT 06840 ...New Canaan, CT 06840...AV 1557, New Canaan, CT 06840 ...
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newspaper articles on: Canaan  - 256 results

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West Virginia's Canaan Valley Is Perfect Place for Area Skiers
Newspaper article by Bill Clapper; The Washington Times, January 1, 1998
West Virginias Canaan Valley is perfect place for area skiers...Clapper For decades, West Virginias Canaan Valley has been a winter vacation destination...the two resorts on adjacent mountains - Canaan Valley Resort or Timberline Four Seasons...
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Canaan Valley Ideal Location for Many Winter Vacationers
Newspaper article by Bill Clapper; The Washington Times, January 22, 1999
Canaan Valley ideal location for many winter vacationers by Bill Clapper West Virginias Canaan Valley has long been a favorite winter vacation spot for...coming from the south - Atlanta, Florida - and also Ohio," Canaan Valley Resorts Steve Drumheller said. "Were still strongest...
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Year-Round Fun Awaits in Canaan Valley Homes
Newspaper article by Michele Lerner; The Washington Times, June 2, 2000
Subjects: Timberline
Year-round fun awaits in Canaan Valley homes by Michele Lerner...considering where to buy a second home. The Canaan Valley, nestled high in the Allegheny...resorts. The Timberline Resort in Canaan Valley includes 35 slopes and trails...
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Guilty Banana Flees Country
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 27, 1998
Subjects: Banana, Canaan
Guilty Banana Flees Country. Former Zimbabwe president Canaan Banana was convicted of sodomy and homosexual assault yesterday but was not in the Harare court to hear the verdict - he had fled...
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Here Are Some Other Options for Your Late-Season Pleasure
Newspaper article by Bill Clapper; The Washington Times, February 11, 2001
...two more self-contained resorts and the Canaan Valley of West Virginia that harbors two...www.blueknob.com. * West Virginias Canaan Valley, which includes the town of Davis...rock climbing, youll find it all in the Canaan Valley. The largest resort in the valley...
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encyclopedia articles on: Canaan  - 54 results

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Canaan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CANAAN ka n n. 1 According to biblical ethnography, Canaan was the son of Ham and the ancestor for whom the Canaanites were named. 2 Territory, the same as ancient Palestine, lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean and...
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New Canaan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEW CANAAN ka n n, town (1990 pop. 17,864), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1700, inc. 1801. It is mainly a residential town and suburb...
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Baal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...for the chief deity or for deities of Canaan. The term was originally an epithet applied...The Ugarit tablets make him chief of the Canaanite pantheon. He is the source of life and...Yam. There were many temples of Baal in Canaan, and the name Baal was often added to...
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Ham , in the Bible
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Ham is the father of the nations Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. In a story separate from the flood narrative, the legend related in the Book of Genesis and in the Quran suggests that Canaan was a son of Noah. The "Land of Ham" is a designation for...
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Gezer
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GEZER ge z r, ancient city of Canaan, on the coastal plain of Sharon, NW of Jerusalem. Its position guarding the road from Jerusalem to Jaffa has always given it importance...
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