Canaan

The biblical promised land. Referenced in the quotation from Baruch that true wisdom "has not been heard in Canaan, nor seen in Teman."

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

• Chapter II: On the Object and Breadth of Sacred Scripture — Baruch says true wisdom "has not been heard in Canaan, nor seen in Teman"

  "This true and solid wisdom "has not been heard in Canaan, nor seen in Teman," says Baruch III, 22"

Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses

• Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch — Land of Canaan promised to Abraham not in himself but in his descendants

  "to Abraham the land of Canaan is promised not in himself but in his descendants, Genesis 13:14"

• Sacred Chronology — Entry into the promised land in the sacred chronology

  "Years from the beginning of the world to the entry into the promised land, and the Judges: 2571"

• Sacred Chronology — Abram at 75 comes into the land of Canaan

  "Abram, 75 years old, comes into the land of Canaan"

• Sacred Chronology — Jacob at 97 returns to the land of Canaan

  "Jacob, 97 years old, returns to the land of Canaan"