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The land God promised to Abraham — Canaan, eventually called Israel
lightbulbCanaan — the land God promised Abraham's descendants. Getting there took 400+ years of trust
God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit a specific territory — what was then Canaan, broadly corresponding to modern Israel and surrounding areas. Israel spent 400 years in Egypt, 40 years in the wilderness, and then entered the land under Joshua. The Promised Land became a recurring symbol of God's faithfulness. Hebrews 11 uses it to point to a greater 'homeland' — suggesting even the patriarchs were looking for something beyond the physical land.