Genesis 12:7

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Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said, "I will give this land to your seed." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Shechem, near the oak of Moreh in central Canaan, is where the Lord appeared to Abram and promised this land to his offspring, prompting Abram to build an altar. Bethel, Ai, the Negeb, Egypt, and Haran mark his wider journey from Mesopotamia through Canaan

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Genesis 12:7 mentions Ai, Bethel, Canaan, Egypt, Haran, Moreh, Negeb and Shechem.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato