The restoration of centralized imperial rule in China The Sui dynasty (589-618 C.E.) After the Han dynasty, turmoil lasted for more than 350 years. Reunification by Yang Jian in 589. The rule of the Sui Construction of palaces and granaries; repairing the Great Wall. Military expeditions in central Asia and Korea.
In Bible times, the area now known as Israel was called the land of Canaan. In Genesis chapter 12 God commanded Abraham (a.k.a. Abram) to move to Canaan. Abraham was then living in Ur of the Chaldeans.Ur was located in what today is southern Iraq.n a Covenant, God GAVE Abraham the land of Canaan. 1  The Bible defines Canaan's southern border as the river of Egypt.. 2  This is NOT the Nile River, but the Wadi el Arish, located in Egypt's Northeastern region. 3  The Northern border of Canaan is defined as the River Euphrates.
For the ante-diluvian patriarch, see Kenan. Cainan (from Hebrew: ×§Öµ×× Ö¸×ââ KÃªnÄn) is mentioned in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Book of Genesis, the Book of Jubilees and the genealogy of Jesus given in Luke 3:36 in the New Testament. He is described as a son of the Arpachshad and father of Salah, who lived in the time between Noah and Abraham.