Biblical Land of Israel
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A Biblical Land of Israel is a territory mentioned in the Hebrew Bible that was promised to the Israelites by God.
- AKA: Eretz Yisrael.
- Context:
- It can (typically) encompass areas described in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua.
- It can (often) include territories from the Nile River to the Euphrates River as described in the Biblical Promise to Abraham.
- It can be seen as the land where Jewish Religious Law prevailed historically and is viewed as a God-given inheritance.
- It can include religious and archaeological Jewish sites.
- It can be cited in legal and political debates concerning the boundaries of the State of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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- Example(s):
- West Bank.
- Gaza Strip.
- Golan Heights.
- Jerusalem, especially East Jerusalem.
- Hebron, Bethlehem, Jericho,
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Palestinian Land, which seeks to establish an independent state in some of the territories considered part of the Biblical Lands of Israel by Jews.
- See: Land of Israel, Greater Israel, Zionism, Jewish Nationalism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.