It was to be their land and was promised to them by God. (The Promised Land). At the present time they only occupy a portion of this land promised to them. Eventually it will stretch from Damascus to the boarders of Egypt.
Josh. 23: 5, 15
5 And the Lord your God, he shall aexpel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you.
And I will aremember the covenant which I have made with my people; and I have covenanted with them that I would bgather them together in mine own due time, that I would give unto them again the cland of their fathers for their inheritance, which is the land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them forever, saith the Father.
The name Palestine was not the opriginal name of the land, but all was called Jerusalem.
No, G-d did not say this. And in fact today, 30% of Israeli citizens are not Jewish.
No. Miriam was Moses older sister and Moses had died before the Israelites 40 years in the desert were over.
the Lord told him to take the Israelites to the Promised Land{canaan}
babylon conquered and took many israelites
God promised the promised land to the Israelites.
The Israelites went to Egypt because there was a famine in the land of Canaan, where they were living. Joseph, one of the Israelites, had risen to a position of power in Egypt and invited his family to seek refuge there.
Israelites.
Yes.
The land refered to as the promised land is called Cannan.
If they followed Moses, then yes they did.
Canaan, a.k.a. Israel.
The Israelites probably could have (and did) reached the Promised Land in 6-9 months. Because of their disobedience, they had to wander for 40 years.