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# Promised Land
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## Facts
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The "Promised Land" was the land that God had promised to give to Abraham and his descendants. It was also called "Canaan."
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* God called Abraham to go live in the land of Canaan. He and his descendants, the Israelites, lived there for many years.
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* When a severe famine caused there to be no food in Canaan, the Israelites moved to Egypt.
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* Four hundred years later, God rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and brought them back to the Promised Land again..
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## Translation Suggestions
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* "The Promised Land" can be translated as the "the land that God said he would give to Abraham" or "the land that God promised to Abraham."
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