A group of ancient Canaanite people prepare their livestock and goods for travel near a small stone and mud-brick home in a hilly, semi-arid landscape.

Nation

The Girgashites

A Canaanite people descended from Canaan and repeatedly listed among the nations of the land.

A Canaanite people descended from Canaan and repeatedly listed among the nations of the land. Scripture first names the group at Genesis 10:16.

The people in Scripture

A Canaanite people descended from Canaan and repeatedly listed among the nations of the land.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is Genesis 10:16. 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.