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.

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

Inside this edition, Cranach's map presents the stations of the wilderness wanderings and the division of the Promised Land into twelve tribal regions.

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Johnson had presumably been anointed by the man upstairs to be an American Moses — and to lead us to the Promised Land.

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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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