Genesis 17:7-8

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[7] I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you. [8] I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."

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Canaan was the land west of the Jordan River, roughly corresponding to much of modern Israel and the Palestinian territories. In this covenant promise, God identifies it as the land to be given to Abraham’s descendants, underscoring the enduring, concrete character of his covenant with Abraham.

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Genesis 17:7-8 mentions Canaan.