Genesis 13:3

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He went on his journeys from the South even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

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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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After leaving Egypt, Abram traveled north through the Negeb and Canaan to the Bethel-Ai area, where he had earlier built an altar and called on the Lord. The Jordan Valley and Hebron belong to the wider land later associated with Abram’s settlement and God’s covenant promise.

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Genesis 13:3 mentions Ai, Bethel, Canaan, Egypt, Hebron, Jordan Valley and Negeb.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato