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While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
The Al-Qassam Brigades fire rockets towards Tel Aviv area in central Israel for the first time in four months. [77] Four U.S. Army vessels wash up on Israeli beaches, two of them in the Gaza Strip. [78] 28 May – The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain officially recognise the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so ...
In ancient times, Baalshamin or Ba'al Šamem (Imperial Aramaic: ܒܥܠ ܫܡܝܢ, romanized: Lord of Heaven(s)), [14] [15] was a Semitic sky-god in Canaan/Phoenicia and ancient Palmyra. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] However, the syllable "sham" in Baalshamin has nothing to do with the name shaam but is just by chance the middle syllable of the word for "sky ...
1610: Douay–Rheims Bible, uses the name Palestine (e.g. Jer 47:1; Ez 16:"1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. 3 And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God to Jerusalem:...56 as it is at this time, making thee a reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all the daughters of ...
The Bible contains three geographical definitions of the Land of Israel: The first definition (Genesis 15:18–21) seems to define the land that was given to all of the children of Abram , including Ishmael, Zimran, Jokshan, Midian, etc. It describes a large territory, "from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates".
But the protests continued, reaching fever pitch in 1933, as more Jewish immigrants arrived to make a home for themselves, the influx accelerating from 4,000 in 1931 to 62,000 in 1935.
At times, Palestine was a lawless land. [264] Towards the end of the 9th century, the Abbasids began to lose control of their western provinces, following a period of internal instability. [178] [xciii] In 873, the governor of Egypt, Ahmad Ibn Tulun, declared independence and founded the Tulunid dynasty. A few years later, he occupied Syria. [265]
The Bible & Zionism; Invented Traditions, Archaeology and Post-Colonialism in Israel-Palestine. Zed Books. pp. 2– 6. ISBN 978-1-84277-761-9. McTernan, John P. As America Has Done to Israel, Whitaker House Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978-1-60374-038-8. Sand, Shlomo (2012). The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homeland. Verso Books.