As we all know, the Euphrates and Tigris river basins in the Middle East are one of the earliest cradles of human civilization. There, as early as 2300 BC, Mesopotamian culture reached a fairly developed level. About 3,800 years ago, when the civilization of Mesopotamia was in decline, a man named Abram moved from Ur in the south of the two river basins to a place called Canaan (now Palestine) through Babylon, Mali and Harlan. After several twists and turns, he settled in Beersheba. According to the Bible, Abram's migration was instructed by God: "The Lord said to Abram, you should leave your own place, your home and your father's house and go to the place where I showed you through the main road. I will make you a great country. I will bless you and make your name great, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you; I will curse those who curse you. All the peoples of the earth will be blessed by you "(Genesis 12: 1-3). When Abram was ninety-nine, the LORD made a covenant with him, so that his descendants were numerous and gave them the land of Canaan as an eternal inheritance (Genesis 17: 2-22). After that, Abram changed his name to Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob. They are called the ancestors of Jews and the earliest founders of Judaism.
Today, the Palestinian area where Israel and Palestine are located was called Canaan in ancient times. Canaan is a country in the Bible. In the Bible, it is a land of vast expanse, and all people who have read the Bible unconsciously accept this view. In reality, Canaan in the Palestinian area is no bigger than Hainan Island. Its northernmost point is Dan at the foot of Mount Hermon, Lebanon, and its southernmost point is limited to Nevgev, bordering the Mediterranean Sea in the west and the Jordan Valley in the east. Now Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, is located on the Mediterranean coast in the middle of the western edge of this land.