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===Journey to Canaan, Following God’s Command=== | ===Journey to Canaan, Following God’s Command=== | ||
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Abraham was born in [https://www.britannica.com/place/Ur Ur] of the Chaldeans, in Mesopotamia.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Mesopotamia-historical-region-Asia history of Mesopotamia], ''Britannica''</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Chaldea Chaldea], ''Britannica''</ref> One day, [[God]] commanded him, “Leave your country and your people and go to the land I will show you,” referring to Canaan. In obedience, Abraham left his homeland, taking his wife Sarah, his nephew Lot, and his father Terah with him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+7%3A2-4&version=NIV |title=Acts 7:2–4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> At the age of 75, after Terah’s death in Haran, Abraham continued his journey with Sarah and Lot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:1–4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Upon arriving in Canaan, Abraham built an altar to God in Shechem,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A6-7&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:6–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> where God promised that his descendants would inherit the land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A7&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:7|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> However, due to famine, Abraham temporarily moved to Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A10&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | |||
===Abraham Yielded Good Land to His Nephew Lot=== | ===Abraham Yielded Good Land to His Nephew Lot=== | ||