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Land of Israel
Also known as Eretz Israel, Eretz Yisrael
name for an area of the Southern Levant
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The Land of Israel is a name used to describe a region in the Southern Levant, an area in the eastern Mediterranean part of the world. It matters because it has been significant to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic history and tradition for thousands of years, and remains central to contemporary Middle Eastern politics and identity.
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1916 map of the Fertile Crescent by James Henry Breasted. The names used for the land are "Canaan", "Palestine", "Judah", and "Israel".
Second Temple period Timeline