38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father ... a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did. 41 You do what your father did." They said to him ...

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 ...