A-Z: General definitions
- C.S. Lewis
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- Caelus
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- Called up
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- Calvinism
- Calvinist
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- Cambridge
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- Canaanites
- Candlemas
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- Canon of Scripture
- Canon of the Mass
- Canonical
- Canonisation
- Canonise
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- Canterbury
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- Canticle
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- Capitalism
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- Capuchin
- Cardinal
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A-Z: General definitions: Canaanites
Definition
The indigenous inhabitants of the land of Canaan where the Israelites settled after the Exodus.
In the Old Testament the land promised to Abraham, and later sometimes referred to as 'the Promised Land'.
Descendants of Israel (Jacob) and occupants of Israel.
1. In the Old Testament the Israelite nation's escape from slavery in Egypt and their journey to the land God had promised them.
2. The second book of the Old Testament which describes part of the journey.
