Israel (disambiguation)

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Israel is a country in Western Asia.

Israel may also refer to:

Places

Land of Israel, the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands
- The Holy Land, a common appellation for roughly the same region due to its theological importance to several religions
- The Promised Land, in Judaism and Christianity, the land promised by God to the Israelites in the southern Levant
- The Kingdom of Israel, which, among other places, may refer to:
  - 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
  - Judea, also called Israel, as it is known in the Bible in Maccabees, the Gospels, and Acts
Israel, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States

People

Israel (name), a given name and family name
Jacob, a biblical patriarch, later given the name Israel
- His descendants, the Israelites
  - By extension, the Jewish people

Music

Israel (album), by Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson
"Israel" (Bee Gees song), 1972
"Israel" (composition), a jazz standand by John Carisi
"Israel" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), 1980
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, a Hawaiian musician
"Israel", a song by Irving Berlin
"Israel", a song by Morrissey from Low in High School

See also

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