RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?
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He guided the Israelites out of Egypt.
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He passed through the area as a wandering shepherd.
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He moved with his family from Mesopotamia.
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He led an army that won the land from the Philistines.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to the biblical book of Genesis, Abraham left Ur, in Mesopotamia, because God called him to found a new nation in an undesignated land that he later learned was Canaan. He obeyed unquestioningly the commands of God, from whom he received repeated promises and a covenant that his “seed” would inherit the land.
Detailed explanation-2: -Abraham’s migration took place some time between 2000 B.C.E. and 1700 B.C.E. It occurred at a time when the Canaanites lived in relatively small, independently governed, walled cities.
Detailed explanation-3: -The story of Abraham and his descendents is found in the book of Genesis.
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