Originally, the land was part of three areas called Philista, Canaan, Moab, and Amor
Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are the four modern countries that have territory from Ancient Palestine.
There is the Dome of Rock, Dead Sea and Masjed Al-Aqsa.
Palestine
It connects Africa and Asia, with trade routes to Europe as well.
The name "Palestine" is the cognate of an ancient word meaning "Philistines". The earliest known mention of the word was by Ancient Egyptian scribes, used to describe invaders from the Palestinian area during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III in the 12th century BCE (BC).
Canaan
The Romans wanted to wipe out remnant of the Jews in ancient Palestine, so they named it Palestine after the Philistine nation that lived across the Jordan.
Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are the four modern countries that have territory from Ancient Palestine.
There was no ancient Palestine. The land of Israel was only renamed "Palestine" AFTER the Jews were expelled in the year 70.The enemies of Ancient Israel were as numerous as they are today. The following people threatened the Hebrews in Ancient Israel:CanaanitesHittitesEgyptiansAssyriansBabyloniansSyrian-GreeksRomans
Ancient Palestine refers to the region roughly encompassed by the former British Mandate of Palestine during all time-periods prior to 500 C.E. This territory is makes up part of the Southern Levant in the Middle East (Southwest Asia).
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I don't know whether it is a name for a baby, but in ancient Palestine there was a place called Luz.
Charlemagne Palestine's birth name is Charles Martin.
The name is British Mandate of Palestine.
The Bible refer to the Land of Israel mostly as Land of Canaan and Land of Israelites, But never as Palestine. The origin of the name Palestine is at the 5th century BC, when Herodotus called it that way, after the ancient people of Philistines, which are mentioned in the Bible.
Israel was the Ancient homeland of the Hebrews for already more than 2000 years by the time the Romans invaded. It was not called Palestine until the Romans expelled the people and renamed it in the year 70.The Romans called it Palestine after an ancient Enemy of the Jews: the Philistines.