He Wanted to Make Aliyah Sort of

The furnace incident prompted Terah to move from his hometown of Ur Kasdim to the Land of Israel, then known as the Land of Canaan. He was joined by Abraham, his wife Sarah (then called Sarai), and Lot (Haran’s son). They stopped midway, however, settling in the city of Charan.

Abram would later continue to Canaan at G-d’s command, where G-d bequeathed the land to him and his descendants for eternity.