PROMISED LAND Definition & Meaning

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Promised Land

noun

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

Promised Land

noun

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

Promised Land

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.

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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.”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Promised Land¹

First recorded in 1560–70

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Holly had been near the front of the standing section when "The Boss" saw her as he went on a walkabout in front of the stage during his song The Promised Land.

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Her television appearances include “Encore! Encore!” and the movies “On Promised Land,” “A Place for Annie” and “Back to the Secret Garden.”

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

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“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.

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

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