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Place

Israel

land and people

The land and national identity associated with Jacob's descendants.

2,306 appearances47 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

The land promised to , , and and allotted to the twelve tribes after the conquest under . It serves as the geographic and political center of the Old Testament narrative — the setting of the judges, the united monarchy under Saul, , and , and the divided kingdoms of Israel and . Its boundaries are typically described from Dan to , with as its religious and royal capital.

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