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The words are used sparsely in the Bible: King David is ordered to gather 'strangers to the land of Israel' (hag-gêrîm 'ăšer, bə'ereṣ yiśrā'êl) for building purposes (1 Chronicles 22:2), and the same phrasing is used in reference to King Solomon's census of all of the 'strangers in the Land of Israel' (2 Chronicles 2:17).
The Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) is an historical geographical region in Western Asia, roughly corresponding to the Southern Levant. Related Biblical, religious and historical English terms include Canaan , the Promised Land , the Holy Land .
Kadesh Barnea is a key feature in the common biblical formula delineating the southern border of the Land of Israel (cf. Numbers 34:4, Joshua 15:3, Ezekiel 47:19 etc.) [4] and thus its identification is key to understanding both the ideal and geopolitically realised borders of ancient Israel. Petra, sometimes identified as an eastern Kadesh
Jews commonly refer to the Land of Israel as "The Holy Land" (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ הַקוֹדֵשׁ Eretz HaKodesh). [11] The Tanakh explicitly refers to it as "holy land" in Zechariah 2:16. [12] The term "holy land" is further used twice in the deuterocanonical books (Wisdom 12:3, [13] 2 Maccabees 1:7). [14]
Mention of `Ain `Aitan, which is described as the most elevated place in the Land of Israel, occurs in the Talmud (Zevachim 54b), and in the Jer. Talmud (Yoma' 3 fol 41). It is mentioned that a conduit ran from `Atan to the Temple of Solomon .
English: Approximate map showing the Kingdoms of Israel (blue) and Judah (orange), ancient Southern Levant borders and ancient cities such as Urmomium and Jerash. The map shows the region in the 9th century BCE.
Israel's proclaimed capital is in Jerusalem, [22] while Tel Aviv is the country's largest urban area and economic center. Israel is located in a region known to Jews as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine region and the Holy Land. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
[1] Another midrash in the Sifre indicates that there is a unique flavor to the land of Israel because the Torah is located in it. [ 2 ] The term “Torat Eretz Yisrael” has lately become associated with religious writings on the Land of Israel (" Eretz Yisrael "), in particular those conforming to a religious-Zionist point of view. [ 3 ]