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In kanaan. he and sarah had settled into their old age, perhaps at last enjoying some measure of tranquility after all they had endured. then, unexpected visitors appeared and changed their lives again. >> abraham looks up. he sees three men. he greets them, he welcomes them. sarah hurries to make them a meal. hospitality is quintessential. >> in nomadic cultures, travelers in these barren landscapes could never have survived without the kindness of strangers. >> when you're out wandering into a new village and you meet someone and they offer you a cup of coffee or tea, those are the moments t...

Where was abraham born? >> yes. >> both. >> he goes down to the promised land, goes to egypt, and comes back. the story is trying to connect him to the entire arc of the region. >> it's a story shared by about half the world. abraham's path will eventually wind through ten countries. our next stop is in the biblical land of canaan, which is now israel in the west bank. my guide on this part of abraham's path is abner goran and his archaeologist. >> if somebody is thinking of getting back to roots, coming back to be in touch with god, this is always the place. >> it's always kind of shocking to...

0 partner. it's 20 generations after adam and eve that he first meets abraham. >> when we first meet abraham in the book of genesis, we're told that he had settled with his father and his wife sarah in a town called haran. a place where people were known to worship many different gods. and then out of the blue, this lowly shepherd received a call from the god of the hebrew bible, summoning him to leave his home for a new life at once. >> god says to abraham, go to this land that i will show you and i will make of you a great nation. it would have been helpful if abraham would have said which l...

In kanaan. he and sarah had settled into their old age, perhaps at last enjoying some measure of tranquility after all they had endured. then, unexpected visitors appeared and changed their lives again. >> abraham looks up. he sees three men. he greets them, he welcomes them. sarah hurries to make them a meal. hospitality is quintessential. >> in nomadic cultures, travelers in these barren landscapes could never have survived without the kindness of strangers. >> when you're out wandering into a new village and you meet someone and they offer you a cup of coffee or tea, those are the moments t...