CANAANITES, THE

CANAANITES, THE: - Descended from Ham Ge 10:6 - An accursed race Ge 9:25,26 - Different families of Ge 10:15-18 - Comprised seven distinct nations De 7:1 - Possessions of, how bounded Ge 10:19 - Country of, fertile Ex 3:17; Nu 13:27 - DESCRIBED AS . Great and mighty Nu 13:28; De 7:1 . Idolatrous De 29:17 . Superstitious De 18:9-11 . Profane and wicked Le 18:27 - Extremely numerous De 7:17 - Had many strong cities Nu 13:28; De 1:28 - Expelled for wickedness De 9:4; 18:12 - ABRAHAM . Called to dwell amongst Ge 12:1-5 . Was promised the country of, of inheritance Ge 13:14-17; 15:18; 17:8 . Had his faith tried by dwelling amongst Ge 12:6; 13:7 - Kind to the patriarchs Ge 14:13; 23:6 - ISRAEL COMMANDED . To make no league with De 7:2; Jud 2:2 . Not to intermarry with De 7:3; Jos 23:12 . Not to follow idols of Ex 23:24; De 7:25 . Not to follow customs of Le 18:26,27 . To destroy, without mercy De 7:2,24 . To destroy all vestiges of their idolatry Ex 23:24; De 7:5,25 . Not to fear De 7:17,18; 31:7 - Terrified at the approach of Israel Ex 15:15,16; Jos 2:9-11; 5:1 - Partially subdued by Israel Jos 10:1-11:23; Jud 1:1-36 - PART OF LEFT . To try Israel Jud 2:21,22; 3:1-4 . To chastise Israel Nu 33:55; Jud 2:3; 4:2 - Israel ensnared by Jud 2:3,19; Ps 106:36-38 - Some descendants of, in our Lord's time Mt 15:22; Mr 7:26