Abraham. Moses LEAD the descendants of Abraham to Canaan.
Abraham is the father of the Nation of Israel. God promised that He would make a nation from him whose descendants could not be numbered.
Abraham was the father of the child of the promise. God promised him that he would have a child whose descendants would eventually be the salvation of all mankind.
Aaron's descendants were placed in charge of the temple.
Though not all were nomads, a number of peoples lived there: the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, some of the Gibeonites (in Palmyra/Tadmor in later years), and probably others too. The region was called "the desert of nations" (Ezekiel 20:35) because of the (relatively) numerous peoples that lived there or traveled there. (Though this verse specifically refers to the Sinai, the desert east of Canaan/Israel/Palestine was nearby and shared the same properties.) The Edomites were descendants of Esau (Genesis ch.36). The Moabites were descendants of Lot (Genesis ch.19). The Ammonites were descendants of Lot. The Gibeonites were descendants of Canaan son of Ham.
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The children of Israel took the bones of Joseph with them when they left Egypt. Joseph had requested his descendants to carry his bones out of Egypt and bury them in the promised land.
Yes, but not at the same time. When Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob's family lived there, it was Canaan. After the slavery and exodus from Egypt, their descendants, numbering millions by that time, returned to the land and displaced the Canaanites.
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Its size varies depending on whose Bible and when in history. Go to http://www.answers.com/topic/canaan for a terrific article and maps to help you out.
They carried the mummified body of Joseph.
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