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.
where is canaan located on the world map
Southern Levant