Israel is a country in Western Asia.

Israel may also refer to:

Places

  • Land of Israel, the traditional Jewish name for the geographical region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
    • The Holy Land, 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

Polities

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, 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, an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Hebrews/Israelites

Music

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