Statement

According to the Bible, the Israelites did not begin as Canaanites but as outsiders: Abraham went with Sarah to Canaan, at God's command, from a region between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Even after settling they kept ties there: Abraham sends for a wife for Isaac in Mesopotamia, and Jacob finds Leah and Rachel there.

References

1. p. 6

   supports · main text · ch. 1

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 6

   supports · main text · ch. 1

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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