Moreover, life in Canaan was not easy. Abraham and his household had left behind their home and relatives in Ur, a prosperous city in Mesopotamia.
وَٱلْحَيَاةُ فِي كَنْعَانَ هِيَ ٱلْأُخْرَى لَمْ تَكُنْ مَفْرُوشَةً بِٱلْوُرُودِ أَمَامَهُمَا .‏