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∙ 13y agoBecause God gave it to them (Genesis 28:13) and commanded them to go there Deuteronomy 1:8).
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) promises us the Holy Land (Exodus 3:8). It promises us esteem in God's eyes (Deuteronomy 26:16-19) if we keep His laws (Deuteronomy 28:1-14).
One example is Deuteronomy 8:10.
Yes - to those who obey Him (Deuteronomy 8:1-20).
The verse says explicitly that God was talking to Noah and his three sons.
In the case of Joshua, God chose him (Numbers ch.27), so it was a fact that did not need speculation. In other cases, God told them that He would provide prophets (Deuteronomy 18:15), and referred to the fact that there would always be sages among them (Deuteronomy 17:8-9), and Torah-learners (Deuteronomy 31:21).
The Israelites learned about God's ways from direct experience, from the Torah, and from the Prophets. They learned and taught that the ways of God must be emulated (Deuteronomy 8:6); and these include kindness (Micah 6:8), helping the stranger, widow and orphan (Deuteronomy 10:18), not being aloof from the plight of another (Leviticus 19:16), returning lost objects (Exodus 23:4), paying workers on time (Deuteronomy 24:15), and many similar commands.
The Israelites took the land from the Canaanites, as commanded by God (Deuteronomy 1:8 and other verses).
God commanded it (Deuteronomy ch.12) as a place for Him to dwell (ibid; and 1 Kings ch.8). The primary reason was to exalt the name of God.
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Israel is the land which God gave to the Israelites (in Genesis ch.26, ch.28 and elsewhere) and in which King Solomon built the Temple, where God's Presence dwelt (Deuteronomy ch.12; 1 Kings ch.8). This is further discussed in the Qur'an in verses 5:20-21 and 17:104.
Actually it was Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus and God's voice was heard. This was with the disciples Peter, James and John. see Matthew 17:1-8,Mark9:2-13,Luke 9:28-36.