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Map showing the ancient migrations of the Hebrews, with Abraham's journey around 2000 BC marked by an orange dashed line from Mesopotamia to Canaan, and the Hebrew migration out of Egypt to Canaan around the 1200s BC marked by a purple dashed line. Fertile regions along the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers are shaded green, and key locations such as Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Mount Sinai are labeled.

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Al-Jizah. Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. Side view of Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) rising in the background. The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids are astronomically oriented to be north-south, east-west (see notes)

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Map showing the ancient migrations of the Hebrews, with Abraham's journey around 2000 BC marked by an orange dashed line from Mesopotamia to Canaan, and the Hebrew migration out of Egypt to Canaan around the 1200s BC marked by a purple dashed line. Fertile regions along the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers are shaded green, and key locations such as Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Mount Sinai are labeled.

Abraham's possible routes to Canaan

A map showing possible routes taken by Abraham from Mesopotamia to Canaan and by...

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