When Abraham and Sarah leave Ur-Casdim and head for the land God will show them, God makes a promise, “I will assign this land to your offspring.” (Gen. 12:7) God’s covenant with Abraham and Sarah would be passed down to Isaac and Rebecca, to Jacob, Leah, and Rachel and eventually to their descendants the Children of Israel. This is how we get the concept of “The Promised Land.” The land of Israel would become the epicenter for our Hebrew language, culture, religious faith, and national aspirations,...
