God said to Abraham " To your descendants I shall give this land". Which descendants are referred to here?
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In the Bible, God said to Abraham, "To your descendants, I shall give this land" (Genesis 12:7). The descendants that God is referring to here are the Hebrews, who are also known as the Israelites.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, who was the father of Jacob (also known as Israel), who had 12 sons. These 12 sons became the patriarchs of the 12 tribes of Israel, which were the Hebrew people that God was talking about. God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan, which is the area that includes modern-day Israel, Palestine, and Jordan.
While other peoples, such as the Ishmaelites, Philistines, and Edomites, were also living in the region at the time, it was the Hebrews who were chosen by God to receive the land as their inheritance. This promise was fulfilled when the Israelites, led by Joshua, conquered the land of Canaan and established the nation of Israel in the Old Testament.