Abram Journeys to Canaan
Abram leaves his father’s house and travels from Ur of the Chaldeans along the fertile crescent of the Euphrates River to Haran.
Genesis 12:5-7
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and souls they had acquired in Haran and set out for the land of Canaan. And they came to the land of Canaan. Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the plain of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the L-RD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the L-RD, who had appeared to him.
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And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people that they had acquired in Haran; and set out for the land of Canaan. And they came to the land of Canaan.
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the L-RD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So, Abram built an altar there to the L-RD, who had appeared to him.
וַיִּקַּ֣ח אַבְרָם֩ אֶת-שָׂרַ֨י אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ וְאֶת-לוֹט בֶּן-אָחִ֗יו וְאֶת-כָּל-רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁוּ וְאֶת-הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר-עָשׂ֣וּ בְחָ֑רָן וַיֵּֽצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן: וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אַבְרָם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ עַ֚ד מְק֣וֹם שְׁכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד אֵל֣וֹן מוֹרֶ֑ה וְהַֽכְּנַֽעֲנִ֖י אָ֥ז בָּאָֽרֶץ: וַיֵּרָ֤א ה' אֶל-אַבְרָ֔ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ אֶתֵּ֖ן אֶת-הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את וַיִּ֤בֶן שָׁם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לה' הַנִּרְאֶ֥ה אֵלָֽיו.
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