Canaan
Canaan.
It was called israel, then Canaan.
To the promise land away from Egypt.
The book of Yehoshua (Joshua), which speaks of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the Jewish people.
They both Abraham and Sarah his wife were well in years he was about 100 , when he left for Canaan.
The land of Canaan is Israel.
The land of Goshen is near the land of Canaan.
The promised land of the Israelites was Canaan, the land that God had promised to Abraham and his descendants. The Israelites returned to the promised land after being led by Moses through the Exodus, where they wandered in the desert for 40 years before finally entering Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.
God gave Abraham the land of Canaan, modern day Israel.
No promise is made to Abraham at this point. He is only urged to "Go to the land that I [the LORD] will show you." It is only after arriving in Canaan that God makes the Promises of Abraham fathering many nations.
for answer see related question; http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_the_Hebrew_God_commanded_his_chosen_people_to_destroy_men_simply_for_the_crime_of_defending_their_native_land_Canaan