Promised Land

noun

1. heaven.
2. Canaan, the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. Genesis 12:7.
3. (often lowercase) a place or situation believed to hold ultimate happiness.

Promised Land

noun

1. Old Testament the land of Canaan, promised by God to Abraham and his descendants as their heritage (Genesis 12:7)
2. heaven, esp when considered as the goal towards which Christians journey in their earthly lives
3. any longed-for place where one expects to find greater happiness or fulfilment

Promised Land

1. The land that God promised he would give to the descendants of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob ; the land flowing with milk and honey ; the land of Canaan, or Palestine . The Israelites did not take it over until after the Exodus , when they conquered the people already living there.

Notes

By extension, an idyllic place or state of being that a person hopes to reach, especially one that cannot be reached except by patience and determination, is called a “Promised Land.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Promised Land¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

If they work hard enough and long enough, like Springsteen himself, they can also make it to the promised land.

From The Daily Beast

But whether she can lead NBC News to the Promised Land is another question entirely.

From The Daily Beast

I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.

From The Daily Beast

But by the nineteenth century there was a further thought: the Jews must return to their Promised Land of Israel.

From The Daily Beast

When a fish swims toward the promised land, she clamps her legs closed and traps it.

From The Daily Beast

The nation of Israel, when about to enter the promised land, were generally a people who feared God.

From Project Gutenberg

When Israel under Joshua, had entered the promised land, the use of this sign became peculiarly manifest.

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In truth, she was seeing things millions of miles away; she was seeing a Promised Land.

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Obviously such a people were not fit for freedom, or even for the conquest of the promised land.

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The burden-bearing of the Levites was not to last for ever: once in the Promised Land that service ceased.

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