“leave your land, your relatives, and your father’s home. go to the land that i will show you.” who followed this quote to begin a new religion?

The answer is Abraham, the father of Isaac and Jacob 
 he did not start Christianity. In fact, Christianity is NOT a religion, it more of a commitment to someone who knows WA the heck more than anyone does  
 that's right, i'm a Christian :)
God spoke to him when he was 75 to go to Canaan ( and there was NO maps back then)
it's in Genesis 12:1 (If you want to, go and read it for yourself)
it's from the Bible