Canaan

son of Ham and grandson of Noah in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10)
Person human_biblical_figure Q204797
Canaan
Gustave Doré · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Canaan

Summary

Canaan is a human biblical figure[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Canaan's father was Ham[3].
  • A child of Canaan was Zidon[4].
  • A child of Canaan was Heth[5].
  • Canaan is recorded as male[6].
  • Canaan's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[7].
  • Canaan's significant event is recorded as Curse of Canaan[8].
  • Canaan's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9].
  • Canaan's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10].
  • Canaan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Canaan's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • Canaan's present in work is recorded as Genesis 10[13].
  • Canaan's different from is recorded as Canaan[14].
  • Canaan's sibling is recorded as Cush[15].
  • Canaan's sibling is recorded as Mizraim[16].
  • Canaan's sibling is recorded as Phut[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Canaan's father was Ham[3].

Personal Life

Children include Zidon[4], a human biblical figure[18] and Heth[5], a human biblical figure[19].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Canaan include he[20], a historical region[21].

Why It Matters

Canaan has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for him include he[20], a historical region[21].

FAQs

Who were Canaan's parents?

Canaan's father was Ham[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Canaan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/canaan-q204797
MLA “Canaan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/canaan-q204797.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_canaan-q204797_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Canaan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/canaan-q204797}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Canaan — https://4ort.xyz/entity/canaan-q204797 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/canaan-q204797 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Medineli92 · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Sibling Cush, Mizraim, Phut
    Significant event Curse of Canaan
    Sex or gender male
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: כנען‏"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.