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What was the name given to the land that was promised to Abraham by God?

• Canaan

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• China

Answer explanation

What was the name of the man that God called to leave his home in Ur and travel to a land that God promised to him and his descendents?

• Moses

• Sargon

• Ramses the Great

• Abraham

The land given to Abraham and his descendents was called Canaan. What did this land become known as later?

• Babylon

• Egypt

• Israel

• China

Why did the people of Israel move to Egypt?

• They wanted to learn to make mummies

• There was a famine in Israel. A famine is a time without food and Egypt always has food because it does not rely on rain. Egypt relies on the dependable flooding of the Nile River

• They wanted to see the pyramids

• They wanted to take a boat ride down the rapids of the Nile River

The map to the left shows which of the following?

• Moses' journey out of Egypt to Canaan

• The children of Israel's journey to Egypt in search of food

• Abraham's mirgration from Ur to Canaan because of God's calling

• The location of the Silk Road

Why did the Israelities leave Egypt to return to Canaan?

• The Israelities were treated harshly as slaves by the Egyptians

• There was a famine in Egypt

• The Nile River flooded

• They wanted to travel the world

What was the name of the man that lead the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan?

• Abraham

• Ramses the Great

• Hatshesupt

• Moses

Select the correct matching of the reasons for the Israelites movements from Mesopotamia to Canaan (later called Israel), from Canaan to Egypt, and from Egypt back to Canaan.

• To Canaan-Famine

  To Egypt-God called Abraham

  Back to Canaan from Egypt-avoid slavery

• To Canaan-avoid slavery

  To Egypt-famine

  Back to Canaan from Egypt-God called Abraham

• To Canaan-God called Moses

  To Egypt-Famine

  Back to Canaan from Egypt-avoid slavery

• To Canaan-God called Abraham

  To Egypt-Famine

  Back to Canaan from Egypt-avoid slavery

Why did Abraham leave his home in Ur to travel to Canaan?

• God told him to

• He wanted to travel

• The people of Ur were mean

• He was looking for a wife

What was the time that Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt to return to Canaan called?

• The Great Migration

• Running for your lives

• The Exodus

• The Silk Road