The Haggadah makes clear that the Exodus was not an end in itself, but rather the first step in the return to the Land of Israel, where the Israelites would live as a free people.

Genesis 12:1-2 God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel. God asked Abraham to follow his rules and be a good example to others.

Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is ...

By R.A. Mathews His birthday was last week, and he was delighted to show me the necklace he had been given by a friend. In ...

To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand ... God has given him material possessions and placed him on a land he promised. But Abram still has no offspring, no heir to inherit ...

God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country close to modern-day Israel. In contrast with Abraham's home, Canaan was an arid ...

On November 19, 1863, near the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered a ...

God would give him and his family a land of their own to live in. God had promised Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son. When Abraham told Sarah about this she laughed because she ...