Genesis 13:18

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Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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

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Abram returned from Egypt through the Negeb and camped between Bethel and Ai before separating from Lot, who chose the fertile Jordan Valley. Remaining in Canaan, Abram moved to the oaks of Mamre near Hebron, where he built

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Genesis 13:18 mentions Ai, Bethel, Canaan, Egypt, Hebron, Jordan Valley and Negeb.

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