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Canaanite

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Ca·naan·ite  (kn-nt)
n.
1. A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Canaan from late prehistoric times and who were conquered by the Israelites around 1000 b.c.
2. The Semitic language of the Canaanites.
adj.
Of or relating to ancient Canaan or its people, language, or culture.
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Noun1.CanaaniteCanaanite - a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
2.Canaanite - the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest
Canaanitic, Canaanitic language - a group of Semitic languages
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Some commentators observe that members of the Canaanite musical ensemble which led the band of prophets down from the shrine at Gibeath-elohim ("Hill of God" 1 Sam 10:5) were playing instruments that were capable of inducing and sustaining alternate states of consciousness: the harp, the tambourine, the flute [better: halil], and the lyre.
Flute players, death, and music in the afterlife (Matthew 9:18-19, ... by Pilch, John J. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
For the first hearers of these words, this image of God swallowing up death would have connected them to the Canaanite myth of the god Mot, whose name means death.
All Saints Sunday November 5, 2006 by Olson, Sara K. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Written to give the reader a closer insight into the life of Deborah herself, Servant of the Gods follows her from her birthright as a Canaanite priestess to her role as a female leader in a patriarchal society.
Servant of the Gods by Cowper, Mary / MBR Bookwatch
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