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The journey of Abraham

A journey of Abraham · c. 2000 BC

Called by God, Abraham left Ur and travelled the length of the Fertile Crescent into the land of promise.

  1. Ur · c. 2091 BC — His home city; called by God to go
  2. Haran · c. 2085 BC — Settles for a time with his father Terah
  3. Shechem · c. 2081 BC — Enters Canaan; God appears and promises the land
  4. Bethel · c. 2080 BC — Builds an altar to the Lord
  5. Egypt · c. 2079 BC — Goes down to escape a famine
  6. Bethel · c. 2078 BC — Returns and parts from Lot
  7. Hebron · c. 2070 BC — Settles by the oaks of Mamre

Books on the journeys of scripture

In the Steps of Saint Paul Paul In the Steps of Saint Paul H. V. Morton Open ↗ The Zondervan Atlas of the Bible Bible atlas The Zondervan Atlas of the Bible Carl G. Rasmussen Open ↗ The Sacred Bridge: Carta's Atlas of the Biblical World Bible atlas The Sacred Bridge: Carta's Atlas of the Biblical World Aharoni, Rainey, Notley & Safrai Open ↗

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