Follow Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans to Haran, into Canaan, down to Egypt and back, ending on Mount Moriah — with distances, dates and the Genesis passage for every stop. (c. 2000 BC)
Why the geography matters
Geography turns Abraham's call into a costly migration: north along the Euphrates corridor, then south into Canaan.
Genesis 11–22 · Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Lot
10 stops · about 2,844 km along the drawn route
Ur of the Chaldeans · Genesis 11:31
Departure
Abram's family home in southern Mesopotamia, a wealthy city of the moon god.
Haran · Genesis 12:1 · 927 km
Abram aged 75
Terah settles here and dies; the call to leave comes to Abram.
Shechem · Genesis 12:6 · 1,600 km
First stop in Canaan. God promises the land to his offspring; Abram builds an altar.
Bethel · Genesis 12:8 · 1,631 km
Camps between Bethel and Ai, builds another altar and calls on the LORD.
The Negev · Genesis 12:9 · 1,750 km
Moves south through the dry country as famine tightens.
Egypt · Genesis 12:10 · 2,172 km
Famine drives the family into Egypt, where Abram passes Sarai off as his sister.
Back to Bethel · Genesis 13:3 · 2,682 km
Returns to the altar he built; he and Lot part ways here.
Hebron (Mamre) · Genesis 13:18 · 2,728 km
Settles by the oaks of Mamre — his long-term home and burial place.
Beersheba · Genesis 21:33 · 2,771 km
Plants a tamarisk, digs a well and makes a treaty with Abimelech.
Mount Moriah · Genesis 22:2 · 2,844 km
The final test
The testing of Abraham: Isaac bound, and a ram provided instead.