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Why is the land of Canaan called the "Promised Land"? *​

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Answer:

According to the Bible, the land was named after a man called Canaan, the grandson of Noah (Genesis 10)

Step-by-step explanation:

The origin of the name 'Canaan' for the land comes from various ancient texts and there is no scholarly consensus on precisely where the name originated nor what it meant.

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