God called Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees which at that time was culturally advanced and the most happening place in the world. It was famous for the 3 R’s (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic); and was a very comfortable place to live. God called him, giving him many promises, but never allowed him to enjoy them immediately. It took twenty five years to have his promised seed Isaac and till his death, he never got to see the title deeds of the Promised Land. When God told him that Shechem was the place for him, there was a famine in that land.