Bible Verses About Canaanites: Given to the Israelites

Avram passed through the land to the place called Sh’khem, to the oak of Moreh. The Kena‘ani were then in the land.

Adonai appeared to Avram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to Adonai, who had appeared to him.

"ADONAI your God is going to bring you into the land you will enter in order to take possession of it, and he will expel many nations ahead of you -the Hitti, Girgashi, Emori, Kena'ani, P'rizi, Hivi and Y'vusi, seven nations bigger and stronger than you.

When he does this, when ADONAI your God hands them over ahead of you, and you defeat them, you are to destroy them completely! Do not make any covenant with them. Show them no mercy.

Don't intermarry with them -don't give your daughter to his son, and don't take his daughter for your son.

Sichon king of the Emori, 'Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Kena'an.

Then he gave their land as a heritage, to be possessed by Isra'el his people.