<P> The promise was first made to Abraham ( Genesis 15 : 18 - 21 ) , then confirmed to his son Isaac ( Genesis 26 : 3 ) , and then to Isaac 's son Jacob ( Genesis 28 : 13 ) , Abraham 's grandson . The Promised Land was described in terms of the territory from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates river ( Exodus 23 : 31 ) . A smaller area of former Canaanite land and land east of the Jordan River was conquered and occupied by their descendants , the Israelites , after Moses led the Exodus out of Egypt ( Numbers 34 : 1 - 12 ) , and this occupation was interpreted as God 's fulfilment of the promise ( Deuteronomy 1 : 8 ) . Moses anticipated that God might subsequently give the Israelites land reflecting the boundaries of God 's original promise , if they were obedient to the covenant ( Deuteronomy 19 : 8 - 9 ) . </P>
<P> The promise was first made to Abraham ( Genesis 15 : 18 - 21 ) , then confirmed to his son Isaac ( Genesis 26 : 3 ) , and then to Isaac 's son Jacob ( Genesis 28 : 13 ) , Abraham 's grandson . The Promised Land was described in terms of the territory from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates river ( Exodus 23 : 31 ) . A smaller area of former Canaanite land and land east of the Jordan River was conquered and occupied by their descendants , the Israelites , after Moses led the Exodus out of Egypt ( Numbers 34 : 1 - 12 ) , and this occupation was interpreted as God 's fulfilment of the promise ( Deuteronomy 1 : 8 ) . Moses anticipated that God might subsequently give the Israelites land reflecting the boundaries of God 's original promise , if they were obedient to the covenant ( Deuteronomy 19 : 8 - 9 ) . </P>
who made it to the promised land in the bible
who made it to the promised land in the bible
the Israelites
the Israelites