Genesis 17:17

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Canaan was the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, roughly corresponding to the southern Levant along the eastern Mediterranean. In this passage, the promise of Isaac gives Abraham’s seemingly impossible future heir a concrete role in receiving the covenant inheritance in Canaan.

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Genesis 17:17 mentions Canaan.