<em>Before</em> the Jews were called Israelites, they were known as Hebrews. Abraham received promisses from God, that from him God would create a great nation, to whom He will reveal His <em>statutes</em> and give a place where they could live and serve Him, being an example to other nations of the true way of worhipping God. But before the possession of their land, many things happened: they became slaves in Egypt, travelled for 40 years in the wilderness etc.
