Genesis 10-11

The last two verses of Genesis 11 tell of the last event of Terah father of Abraham. After nearly two centuries in Ur he moved with the intention of relocating to Canaan. The Bible offers us no purpose behind the move. There is no mention of a conversation with God so we must rule out that possibility. But that does not remove the prospects that God was behind the move of the old man. Surely the resettlement to Haran  "loosened the soil" for Abraham to complete the move on to Canaan. He would be acting not only on the LORD's command but also in memory of his father. He could honor both his God and his father. Likewise he and his servants were already adjusted to living as nomads; which was the lifestyle of the next three generations. But I wonder what explanation Terah might have offered his son on the desire to land in Canaan? Was there an ancient call to "Go West!" Was it rumors of abundant space? Was there a description of a land flowing with milk and honey? Or was it God's revelation to those freed slaves of Egypt that since before Abraham he had been calling those people to Canaan. Even before it was a land promised to them? We won't know but those are interesting thoughts.
Stuart