Abraham A.S And Mecca
The Midrash says the covenant of circumcision (Genesis 17:10-14), included an altar built by Abraham (pbuh) and Ishmael (pbuh). This altar was built 40 years before the altar that Abraham (pbuh) built with Isaac (pbuh) in Jerusalem. The location of this altar with Ishmael (pbuh) is not mentioned, but it was in a very hot place, and when God sent three angels to Abraham (pbuh), he thought they were Arab traders.