Ancient shipbuilders work on a wooden vessel on a rocky coastline with an island city visible in the distance across the sea.

Clan or family line

The Arvadites

A Canaanite people listed among the descendants of Canaan in the Table of Nations.

A Canaanite people listed among the descendants of Canaan in the Table of Nations. Scripture first names the group at Genesis 10:18.

The people in Scripture

A Canaanite people listed among the descendants of Canaan in the Table of Nations.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is Genesis 10:18. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.

Scripture names this people collectively but does not identify an individual member in the current records.