Israel (disambiguation)
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Israel or Izrael may also refer to: Palestine.
In the Torah (sometimes referred to as the Hebrew Bible) and derived traditions:
- The biblical patriarch Jacob, renamed as such
- 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, a 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" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), 1980
- "Israel" (Bee Gees song)
- Izrael (band), a Polish reggae band
- Israel (jazz), a jazz composition by John Carisi
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian musician