Israel has an Amazing history!! You can read book after book on this subject!! As we know, God changed Jacob's name to Israel. A couple hundred years before Christ, the Romans conquered the land. For the next two thousand years, this land was under Roman and then Arab control. Then in the late 1800s a movement called Zionism took place. Randomly, through God's mighty hand, Jews began returning to Israel, after almost 2000 years!! Israel won its independence in 1948. but it wasn't easy from then on. The 6 day war was miraculous, and only through the power of God did Israel survive the Yom Kippur War!!
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Jerusalem is the the center of Judaism. It is important to Jews because it was the site of the Akeidah (Binding of Isaac, in Genesis ch.22) and was later the seat of the Davidic Kings, when King David, Israel's greatest king, founded the dynasty that ruled Judah for much of its history, making Jerusalem the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel during his reign and that of his son, King Solomon. Most importantly, it was the location of the First and Second Temples, where offerings were made to God and where His presence dwelt in the Holy of Holies and was manifested in a number of miracles (Mishna, Avos ch.5).
Jerusalem is called the holy city by the prophets (Isaiah 52:1). It was where Jews would go three times a year to celebrate the holiest festivals. Even after the destruction of the Temple, the Temple Mount and adjacent Western ("Wailing") Wall is the holiest site in Judaism.
It is hoped and prophesied (Ezekiel ch.40-44) that one day a third temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem and that the Messiah will come to it.
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Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion and Jerusalem has been its only holy site for 3000 years, ever since King Solomon built the original Jewish Temple there. The temple was destroyed by invading Babylonians and rebuilt at the same site (known as the Temple Mount) about 2500 years ago. It was then destroyed again when the Romans conquered Judea about 2000 yrs ago, killing a million Jews, expelling another million and enslaving the remaining million. All Jews who value their heritage feel ties to the holy land, where so many of their people struggled for the freedom to practice Judaism. At the same time, Jews believe that all people, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and everyone else should be welcome there, regardless of faith.
Jerusalem is also representative of the Redemption of the Jewish people from their physical and spiritual exile, because this exile causes the melancholy that the Jewish people experience by being apart from God's presence. The Redemption, which Jews believe will be brought by the Messiah, will result in the Jewish people returning to Jerusalem.
According to ancient Hebrew tradition, Jerusalem is the site where God took the very earth from which Adam, the first man, was formed (midrash Rabbah 14:8). Read Genesis carefully; Adam was not created in the garden of Eden; he was taken there. Jerusalem, because it is the first place on Earth where the spirit of God dwelt, is considered a direct link to God.
Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion and Jerusalem has been its only holy site for over 3000 years. King Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by invading Babylonians, and rebuilt at the same site (known as the Temple Mount) about 2500 years ago. It was then destroyed again when the Romans conquered Judea about 2000 years ago, killing a million Jews. All Jews who value their heritage feel ties to Jerusalem and the holy land, where so many of their people struggled for the freedom to practice Judaism. At the same time, Jews believe that all people should be welcome there, regardless of faith.
Jerusalem is the eternal Jewish city, and a symbol of a future time of peace. Jerusalem is also the focal point of prayer of the Jews. When they pray, wherever they are, they face towards Jerusalem (Talmud, Berakhot 30a), with love and longing. The sentiment is aptly expressed in Psalm 137: "By the waters of Babylon, there we sat and wept as we remembered Zion....If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its wisdom."
For thousands of years we remembered our exile and prayed for its end. Now at least we can do so from "up close."
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"No. Israel has been targeted by other groups and been the victim of many ""hate crimes."" The country and people of Israel do not have a violent history."
MARIO LIVERANI has written: 'ISRAEL'S HISTORY AND THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL; TRANS. BY CHIARA PERI'
The culture and history of Israel is very rich. According to the Bible and many historians, Israel owes it's beginnings from a man named Israel. A good place to research this would be on Wikipedia and at your local library.
One can learn about the history of ancient Israel and Judah from general encyclopedia websites such a Wikipedia. There are also more specialized history websites such as AllAboutHistory.
Post exilic Israel refers to the time in the history of Israel after the people of Israel returned from their captivity in Babylon, 539 B.C.
Israel´s history began about 3,000 years ago in the Land of Canaan, which was later called "Eretz Israel" - The Land of Israel- and then, after the Jewish revolt by Bar Kohba,was renamed in "Palestine" by Romans who conquered this land
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St. Clare of Assisi was Italian and played no role what so ever in the history of Israel.
It is the date of Israel's Declaration of Independence.
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Both Iran and Israel have a history of hostility with various Arab nations.