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Because it was promised by God. He promised it to the Israelites (Genesis 26:1-5).Answer:Because God saw the Israelites were suffering in Egypt (Exodus ch.1). That is why He gave them the Promised Land (Exodus ch.3) and called them His people.
well..first off israel is also called the promised land. the main reason for this is because G-d had promised this land to the Jews. This land will always be the Jews. G-d gave his people their own land to praise him. G-d had promised the Jews that he will bring them back to their home land when the messiah comes (promised land)
Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I see the promised land" speech on April 3, 1968.
Moses led them out of bondage by the Egyptians. He led them to a promised land. He gave them the commandments on tablets.
No. God gave the land of Canaan (Promised Land) to Abraham and his descendants. Abraham's descendants were the Hebrew people. Moses led the Hebrew people to the Promised Land, a trip that took 40 years to complete because the Hebrew people sinned and so were led in desert wanderings for 40 years. Moses did not get to go into the promised land because of sin. Joshua, Moses' second in command led the people into the land.
God gave the Israelites the land of Canaan as their eternal inheritance.Exodus 13:11New International Version (NIV) 11 "After the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors,
The lord gave land to the vassal, the vassal promised his loyalty and service.
In the Bible, the land of Canaan holds spiritual significance as the Promised Land that God gave to the Israelites. It symbolizes God's faithfulness, provision, and the fulfillment of promises made to His people. It is often seen as a metaphor for spiritual blessings and the rewards of following God faithfully.
The Old Testament speaks of him leading them to 'The Promised Land', that is, a land where they could set up their own separate independent nation without fear of persecution and enslavement by regional Superpowers such as Egypt. Many people believe that The Promised Land was a kind of second Garden of Eden, a 'land of milk and honey' (Exodus 3:8) that would be Paradisical in nature. It was an area where God promised them that they could be free from abuse, and that would be agriculturally fertile and water-rich enough for them to generate a plentiful food supply and to create their own state.
Mexico gave 26 empresarios large grants of Texas land and in return they promised to fill it with a certain number of settlers.
The Israelites were gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai when God gave them the ten commandments. This event is described in the book of Exodus in the Bible.
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