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Canaan
In the land of Israel (formerly Canaan).
african ameracan's
Canaan
Ethiopia
Asia. It is clearly to the east of the Suez Canal, which is the dividing line between African and Asia, which puts Canaan squarely in Asia.
Namibia
Harare Zimbabwe
The Freedman's Bureau had the specific mission to help formerly enslaved African Americans transition to new lives. The Freedman's Bureau set up several schools for African Americans.
The Kingdom of Lesotho...otherwise known as Lesotho
Israel is 75% Jewish. God gave Israel (formerly called Canaan) to the Jews in Genesis ch.28 and many other Biblical passages.
A:After they conquered Israel, the assyrians named this territory Samaria (or Samarina), after the principal city of Samaria. Thus, Samaria was the successor state to Israel, which was formerly part of the land the Bible refers to as Canaan. Strictly speaking, there was never a single nation of Canaan, but a region of allied West Semitic city-states.