RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Canaan
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Egypt
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Israel
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Mesopotamia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Abraham, a Semite living in the nothern Mesopotamian city of Haran is the son of Terah, who comes from the city Ur in southern Mesopotamia. Yahweh visits Abraham around 1950 B.C.E., telling him to leave Haran around 1950 B.C.E..
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the biblical account, Abram (“The Father [or God] Is Exalted”), who is later named Abraham (“The Father of Many Nations”), a native of Ur in Mesopotamia, is called by God (Yahweh) to leave his own country and people and journey to an undesignated land, where he will become the founder of a new nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Abraham was, basically, the father of the Jewish civilization. He was born in the Sumerian city-state of Ur around 2000 BC.