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

He ripped shards of noise from his guitar in “Prove It All Night” and got his harmonica wheezing in “The Promised Land.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The Promised Land” is also the story of an unlikely family, a slowly developing theme that reveals itself over the course of the film’s runtime.

From Los Angeles Times

The Danish drama “The Promised Land” takes its old-fashioned remit with enjoyable seriousness.

From New York Times

For most, the land of Israel is central to the religion, the foundational narrative of which is about returning from slavery to the Promised Land.

From New York Times

In the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, Amalek is a nation whose soldiers ambushed the Israelites as they made their way to the Promised Land.

From Salon

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