<P> Canaan ( / ˈkeɪnən / ; Northwest Semitic : knaʿn ; Phoenician : 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 Kenā'an ; Hebrew : כְּנָעַן ‬ Kənā'an ) was a Semitic - speaking region in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC . The name Canaan occurs commonly in the Bible , where it corresponds to the Levant , in particular to the areas of the Southern Levant that provide the main setting of the narrative of the Bible : i.e. , the area of Phoenicia , Philistia , Israel and other nations . </P>
<P> Canaan ( / ˈkeɪnən / ; Northwest Semitic : knaʿn ; Phoenician : 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 Kenā'an ; Hebrew : כְּנָעַן ‬ Kənā'an ) was a Semitic - speaking region in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC . The name Canaan occurs commonly in the Bible , where it corresponds to the Levant , in particular to the areas of the Southern Levant that provide the main setting of the narrative of the Bible : i.e. , the area of Phoenicia , Philistia , Israel and other nations . </P>
where is canaan located on the world map
where is canaan located on the world map
Southern Levant
Southern Levant