Promised Land
Abraham's divine inheritance
The Promised Land is the biblical territory of Canaan that God promised to Abraham and his descendants—the land of Israel.
The phrase carries profound religious significance in Judaism and Christianity, representing divine covenant and deliverance from Egyptian bondage.
Moses led the Israelites toward the Promised Land but never entered it himself. (Lowercase promised land is any hoped-for destination.)
Ancient Palestinian region
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- covenantBinding formal pledge
Joshua · Abraham · Isaac · Jacob · Jordan River · Jericho · Hebrews · Mount Sinai
Canaan
Ancient Palestinian region
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
covenant · Joshua · Abraham · Isaac · Jacob · Jordan River · Jericho · Hebrews · Mount Sinai · Pharaoh
- Ancient CanaanCanaan, Jericho, Hebron, Gaza, Canaanites
- JoshuaJoshua, Jericho, walls of Jericho, crossing Jordan, Caleb
- BibleOld Testament, New Testament, Holy Scriptures, Adam, Moses
- ElvisGraceland, jumpsuit, Hound Dog, the King, Heartbreak Hotel
- Mythical PlacesAtlantis, Avalon, El Dorado, Shangri-La, Utopia
- Biblical imageryLamb of God, Good Shepherd, bread of life, light of the world, living water
Promised Landexile
Banishment from homeland
wilderness · wandering · diaspora · limbo · purgatory
Promised Landhell
Underworld of suffering
perdition · damnation · Gehenna · Hades · the underworld
Promised Landexile
Banishment from homeland
foreign land · Egypt · Babylon · banishment · diaspora