The land of Chanaan; generally taken by biblical scholars as the whole of western Palestine. This territory was promised to the Israelites by God after their sojourn in the desert.
The land of Chanaan; generally taken by biblical scholars as the whole of western Palestine. This territory was promised to the Israelites by God after their sojourn in the desert.
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