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Promised Land

Facts

The "Promised Land" was the land that God had promised to give to Abraham and his descendants. It was also called "Canaan."

God called Abraham to go live in the land of Canaan. He and his descendants, the Israelites, lived there for many years.
When a severe famine caused there to be no food in Canaan, the Israelites moved to Egypt.
Four hundred years later, God rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and brought them back to the Promised Land again..

Translation Suggestions

"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."