Israel is a country in Western Asia. Israel may also refer to:

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Land of Israel The Land of Israel () is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine (see also Isra ...

, the traditional Jewish name for the geographical region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River ** The

Holy Land The Holy Land; Arabic: or is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. The term "Holy ...

, a common appellation for roughly the same region due to its theological importance to several Abrahamic religions ** The Promised Land, the land in the southern Levant that was promised by God to Abraham and his descendants (the Hebrews/Israelites) in Judaism and Christianity ** Judea/Judaea, occasionally referred to as Israel, as it is known in the Bible in Maccabees, the Gospels, and Acts

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Kingdom of Israel (disambiguation) The Kingdom of Israel may refer to any of the historical kingdoms of ancient Israel, including: Fully independent (c. 564 years) *Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (1047–931 BCE), the legendary kingdom established by the Israelites and uniting ...

, which, among the other historical polities of ancient Israel and Judah, may specifically refer to: ** Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (), the first Israelite kingdom which united the Twelve Tribes of Israel under a single monarch ***

Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) The Kingdom of Israel (), or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. The kingdom controlled the areas of Samaria, Galilee and parts of Transjordan. Its capital, for the most part, was Sama ...

(), the northern Israelite kingdom established after the breakup of the United Monarchy *** Kingdom of Judah (), the southern Israelite kingdom established after the breakup of the United Monarchy

People

* Israelis, the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel * Israel (name), a biblical given name and family name * Jacob, a biblical patriarch who was later given the name of Israel **

Twelve Tribes of Israel The Twelve Tribes of Israel ( he, שִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, translit=Šīḇṭēy Yīsrāʾēl, lit=Tribes of Israel) are, according to Hebrew scriptures, the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob, also known as Israel, throu ...

, individual tribes descended from the 12 sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible ** Israelites, the confederated Twelve Tribes of Israel during the Iron Age *** Jews, an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Hebrews/Israelites ***

Samaritans Samaritans (; ; he, שומרונים, translit=Šōmrōnīm, lit=; ar, السامريون, translit=as-Sāmiriyyūn) are an ethnoreligious group who originate from the ancient Israelites. They are native to the Levant and adhere to Samarit ...

, an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Hebrews/Israelites

Music

* ''Israel'' (album), a 1968 studio album by American musicians Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson * "Israel" (Bee Gees song), a 1972 single by the British music group Bee Gees * "Israel" (composition), a 1949 composition by American musician John Carisi * "Israel" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), a 1980 single by the British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees * "Israel", a song by Irving Berlin * "Israel", a song by British singer Morrissey from his 2017 album ''

Low in High School ''Low in High School'' is the eleventh solo studio album by British singer Morrissey, released on 17 November 2017 through BMG. It was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, and recorded at La Fabrique Studios in France and at Ennio Morricone's Forum Studi ...

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