Where was the land of Canaan that God promised to Abraham and his descendants?

Canaan is an early name for what is often called Israel or Palestine. It extends along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean. Lebanon lies to the north and Egypt is to the south. The eastern border is the Jordan River. Canaan was the land that God promised to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3), who resided at different places in the country, mainly in the south.

Explanation: The boundaries of the ancient land of Canaan included territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Jordan River, which today encompasses modern Lebanon, portions of southern Syria, and Israel. Noah’s grandson was Canaan, the son of Ham, from whom the Canaanite peoples originated (Genesis 9:18).

early settlements on the subcontinent. both the indus and the ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains. when the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming.