Israel (disambiguation)

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Israel is a state in Western Asia located on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea established in 1948.

Israel or Izrael may also refer to:

In the Hebrew Bible and derived traditions:

• The biblical patriarch Jacob
• The Israelites in antiquity, the descendants of Jacob/Israel
  • By extension, the Jewish people
• Israel (region), The geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands.
  • Land of Israel, in Judaism, the land promised by God to the Israelites in the southern Levant
  • Palestine, an historical geographic region
• A historical state, see Kingdom of Israel (disambiguation):
  • 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
  • The state ruled by the Hasmoneans or "Maccabees" (140–37 BCE), primarily known as Judea (or cognates) but also called Israel in the First Book of Maccabees
  • The state ruled by Herod the Great and his heirs (37–4 BCE), primarily known as Judea (or cognates) but also called Israel in the Gospels and Acts

Other placenames:

• Israel, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

People:

• Israel (name), a given name and family name

In music:

• "Israel" (song), a 1981 song by Siouxsie & the Banshees
• Izrael (band), a Polish reggae band
• "Israel", a jazz composition by John Carisi
• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, a Hawaiian musician.

See also

• The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation)
• Israelites
• Israelis
• Azrael

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