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Israel (disambiguation)
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Israel (disambiguation)
Israel commonly refers to the State of Israel. It may also refer to:
Places
Places
- Israel (region), the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands.
- Palestine (region), another common name for roughly the same region.
- The Holy Land, a common appellation for roughly the same region due to its theological importance to several religions.
- The Promised Land, in Judaism, the land promised by God to the Israelites in the southern Levant.
- The Kingdom of Israel, which, among other places, may refer to:
- Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (1020 BCE - 931 BCE), the kingdom established by the Israelites and uniting them under a single king.
- Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) (931 BCE - 722 BCE), the secessionist kingdom of northern Israelites.
- Judea, also called Israel, as it is know in the Bible in Maccabees, the Gospels, and Acts.
- Israel, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
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