Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

patriarch - any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land, Palestine - an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism