Genesis: God said to Abraham, “Walk from your land…” (Ur Kasdim, Middle East) “…and from the land of your forefathers, and go from your birthplace…unto Canaan…the land which God bequeaths unto thee.”
Middle Bronze Age (c. 2500–1600 BCE): Amorites, Hittites, Hurrians, Hyksos and Israelites in the Middle East and Near East.
“Great Stone Palace” of Knossos, Crete: extraordinary 1300–room edifice built over 300 years, 1700–1400 BCE (some contractors take longer than others).
Political and ceremonial center of Minoan civilization. Indoor plumbing, complex and highly sophisticated water and drainage systems. To keep it cool, the palace is mostly constructed of stone, hence its name.