The youngest son of Ham, and a grandson of Noah. Canaan is thought to be the ancestor of the Canaanites.
About Canaan (Son of Ham)
Palestinian territory (the Promised Land) west of the Jordan River, settled by the Israelites at the time of Joshua’s leadership. Portions of southern Syria were also frequently considered part of Canaanite territory, the northern borders of which were never clearly defined. The pre-Israelite peoples of western Palestine, excluding northern Syria and such places as Ugarit (Ras Shamra) on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, carried the broad designation of Canaanites.
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Family Relationships
- Parents
- Ham
- Half-siblings 3
- Cush, Egypt, Put
- Children 11
- Sidon, Heth, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, Hamathites
- Nieces & Nephews 12
- Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca, Nimrod, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, Caphtorim
- Uncles 2
- Shem, Japheth
- Cousins 12
- Asshur, Elam (Genesis 10:22), Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech (Genesis 10:2), Tiras
Key References
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
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.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
All Scripture References (9)
Genesis (7)
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 father’s 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,
1 Chronicles (2)
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,