Χαναάν is the Greek rendering of the Hebrew כְּנַעַן (Canaan), referring to the land God promised to Abraham and his descendants—the territory roughly corresponding to modern Israel/Palestine and Lebanon. Acts 7:11 mentions Canaan in Stephen's historical recounting, describing the famine that came 'over all Egypt and Canaan' in Joseph's time. Acts 13:19 speaks of God destroying 'seven nations in the land of Canaan (ἐν γῇ Χαναάν)' to give Israel their inheritance. For the biblical writers, Canaan represents both geographical place and theological promise—the land of rest and blessing that God covenanted to give his people.