All you have to do is to look at the modern state of Israel: the land of Israel occupied by Israeli's is incredibly productive, but as soon as it is ceded to or taken over by others it suddenly becomes infertile (eg the Gaza strip).
Isaiah 35:
1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
There is a Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, Israel.
Typically Muslim countries perceive Israel as a genocidal, illegitimate usurper and ruler through apartheid measures.
Biblical Israel: King David Modern Israel: David Ben-Gurion
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Israel was created in 1948 on the site of The Arabic biblical land of Palestine.
The biblical Canaan is located in modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. The region has historical and cultural significance as the promised land in the Bible.
Yes, Biblical Hebrew (which is not all that different from Modern Hebrew) is used in EVERY synagogue in Israel, as well as every synagogue outside Israel. But it's not used for speaking.Only Modern Hebrew is used for speaking.
The biblical account, written centuries later, tells is that Omri was just one king in a long line of kings over Israel. However, recent historical evidence suggests that Omri may actually have been the first king of Israel (the northern kingdom). When the Assyrians called Israel 'the land of Omri', they would have been reflecting the view of the Israelites, who at that time believed their monarchy to have begun with Omri.
No, it is the Jewish state. However, many Christians visit Israel due to the biblical and historical places. As in, Jerusalem.
Today's Israel is a tiny sliver of land and does not represent the biblical Israel in its entirety. Israel takes up something like 0.01% of the middle east. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In and around the Holy Land (present-day Israel).
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