迦南

迦南（天主教譯為客納罕）（，，腓尼基语：，，）原意为“低”，指地中海東岸的沿海低地，是一个古代地区名称，大致相当于今日以色列、西岸和加沙，加上临近的黎巴嫩和叙利亚的临海部分。

圣经 

圣经记载含的幼子迦南因含的行为而遭到诺亚诅咒之事。圣经称迦南的长子名为西顿，其他的后代还有赫、耶布斯、亚摩利、革迦撒、希未、亚基、西尼、亚瓦底、洗玛利、哈马等，这实际上是古代以色列人对迦南地区各宗族和邦国的概述。

圣经描述迦南的境界是从西顿向基拉耳的路上，直到迦萨，又向所多玛、蛾摩拉、押玛、洗扁的路上，直到拉沙。

参考文献 

 Bernard W Lewis The Arabs in History, 1993, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280310-7
 Peter Briggs Testing the Factuality of the Conquest of Ai Narrative in the Book of Joshua (2001) (This paper is derived from the doctoral dissertation Briggs 2001; A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society)
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延伸阅读

外部链接 
 Canaan & Ancient Israel , University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Explores their identities (land-time, daily life, economy & religion) in pre-historical times through the material remains that they have left behind.
 Catholic Encyclopedia .
 Antiquities of the Jews  by Flavius Josephus.
 When Canaanites and Philistines Ruled Ashkelon Biblical Archaeology Society
 The Nakedness of Noah and the Cursing of Canaan (Genesis 9:18-10:32)

参见 
 新月沃土
 應許之地
 黎凡特

 
古代犹太史
古地名
希伯来圣经中的民族