Example sentences for: canaan

How can you use “canaan” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In ancient times it was Canaan and Pilistia (coastal land of the Philistines), then Israel and Judea, before reverting to Palestine (the name ultimately derived from the Philistines).

  • In about 1250 b.c. , Moses, the Israelites’ new leader, parted the Red Sea and led his people back to Canaan to confront the Philistines, who now controlled much of the land.

  • Apart from these, names of Indian origin (Kennebunkport, Naugatuck, Scituate), honorifics (Amherst, Franklin), and biblical names (Canaan, Rehoboth, Hebron) account for much of the rest.

  • So Abraham, the first Patriarch, led his nomadic group of Israelites from Mesopotamia to the mountains of Canaan, where they fought the ruling Egyptians.

  • Somewhere in New Canaan, a former editorial assistant is getting his hand wickedly slapped in retrospect.)


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