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Israel
Located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is the only Jewish-majority state in the world. It has a total land area of 22,072 sq km with an estimated population of approximately 7.7 million as of 2010.
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Why did Israel and Judah split?
At the time of King Solomon's death, the people approached his successor, Rechav'am (Rehoboam) and asked him to ease up on their tax burden. When he refused, they broke away under their spokesman, Yerav'am (Jeroboam) and formed a separate kingdom composed of ten of the twelve tribes. Rechav'am was left with the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin. This state of affairs continued throughout the period of the Kings.
Why is the second Arab and Israel war fought in 1956?
Answer 1
The Arab-Israeli War of 1956 (Commonly called the Suez Crisis) began when British and French forces, which were jointly controlling the Suez Canal were forced out by Gamal Abdel Nasser during his attempt to nationalize the Canal. The British and French were not interested in losing the canal to the Egyptians and neither were the Israelis. The British and French motivation was to avoid having to pay tolls and worry about crossing easily. The Israeli motivation was to be allowed to continue crossing between the Mediterranean and Red Seas as Egypt did not recognize Israel at the time.
Britain and France incentivized Israel (and joined with Israel) to attack Egypt and take the Suez Canal back. Israel successfully conquered all of the Sinai Peninsula and even landed a foothold on the west bank of the Suez Canal (which meant that they effectively controlled it). The United States, however, intervened and requested that Israel withdraw to the 1949 boundaries under the condition that Egypt return the Canal to British and French joint control.
Answer 2
Because Nasser's actions made Israel, France, and Britain angry.
What is the sequence of the formation of the state of Israel?
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Is Jerusalem Israel south or north of the equator?
Israel is in the Eastern Hemisphere and it is in the Northern Hemisphere.
Israel is in western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Jordan river and Jordan (the country), northeast of Egypt, southwest of Syria, and south of Lebanon.
What tribe of Israel did Moses belong to?
Judah. This was prophesied :-
Gen 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. And the obedience of the peoples to him.
Heb 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
Rev 5:5 One of the elders said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."
Rev 5:6 I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lambstanding, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
Jewish Answer:
Tribal distinctions were already lost by the time Jesus was born, so no one truly knows.
Another AnswerPeople knew what tribe they belonged to.For example, Anna knew she was from the tribe of Asher:-
Luke 2 (v.36) There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
Paul knew he was from the tribe of Benjamin:-
Phil 3 (v.4) although I [that is, Paul] once also had confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: (v.5) circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee;
Paul's parents knew they were from the tribe of Benjamin:-
When Paul changed his life by being converted and becoming a Christian, he also changed his name. Paul's previous name was "Saul" , and was taken from King Saul, who was also from the tribe of Benjamin. Paul's parents knew they were from the tribe of Benjamin and so called their son after the greatest leader of that tribe.
However, all these tribal details were lost when the Temple was destroyed in 70AD.
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Hebrews 7:14 - For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. [NKJV]
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Jesus was from the tribe of Judah.
Does Israel still practice Biblical laws nowadays?
No. Israel follows British Common Law. Levitical Laws have not been government-enforced since the year 70 CE.
Why was Palestine partitioned?
In 1947, two Security Council members, the United States and the Soviet Union, reached agreement that Palestine was to be divided. In November, a UN Special Committee on Palestine presented a report to the General Assembly, with a majority advocating division, but a minority advocating a unitary state based on democracy. A two-thirds majority vote was necessary for partition to be supported by the United Nations. After intense pressure by USA and USSR, this two-thirds majority was achieved.
How many childrenof Israel came with Jacob to Egypt?
Israel (AKA Jacob), had twelve sons and one daughter. Their names were: Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Dan, Asher, Gad, Naftali, Yisaschar, Zevulun, Yosef, Benyamin and the daughter was Dina
What happened to Israel after WW1?
What is now called the state of Israel belonged to the Ottoman empire, HOWEVER, most of what is now called Israel, during the time of the Ottoman empire, was basically private property. In fact the whole entire country was private property; from, ABOUT the early 19th century, over a period of 100 years, wealthy Ashkenazim bought lands in "Palestine" piece by piece, over time having bought up so much land, so much private property, it could all become a country. This is not impossible; there are corporations, farm corporations whose total land holdings are nearly the size of New England, the WHOLE of New England, which, geographically is larger than Israel. After WWI, the Ottoman empire was destroyed by the British. During WWI the Arabs had a hand in it too, the history having been romanticized in the movie "Lawrence of Arabia," starring Peter O'Toole, Sir Alec Guiness, Omar Sharif, and Anthony Quinn, all Hollywood royalty. No joke; that was quite a cast. See, in the strictest terms, legally, that land was bought lock, stock and Arab, from the Turks. Problem is, the Ottoman empire no longer existed, and the Arabs did not recognize them as a country. On the Israeli side of things, many ashkenazi land owners were abusive towards their workers, causing many Arabs to riot. The reason the state of Israel was viewed as European colonialism, was because it did indeed ressemble a colonial operation, a bunch of European Jews bossing around their olive skin, nonwhite local workers (the Arabs). Very much so, the foundations of Israel had all the qualities of a colonialist operation, a bunch of whites bossing around brown people. See, Ottoman rule was notoriously cruel, and oppressive, so their authority was only recognized only from the force and power they wielded, not command of respect. That meant, that the Arabs viewed all financial transactions of the Ottoman empire as criminal activity. Furthermore the Arab tribes were squabling among themselves, as centuries of illiteracy had taken a once largely well-educated and civilized people, to a people, that had degenerated to a midieval existence. I am not exagerating when I say this, but, the truth is, the Arabs of 1,000 A.D. were more educated and sophisticated, than the Arabs from the early 20th century. The collapse of the Arab Caliphates, basically undid everything. The Arabs started out primitive and stupid, but then they became smart, civilized and sophisticated thanks to Islam, however, mistreating the Turks, basically screwing their women while the men bled for them in battle, made the Turks want revenge by taking away their power, so, the Arabs were reduced to "primitive and stupid" status again. For most of the 20th century, they struggled to become sophisticated again. What I'm trying to say is that due to the widespread ignorance and illiteracy they were extremely easy to exploit, cheat, and take advantage of, and many Arabs did not understand the whole notion of a legal contract. The Arabs were either Beduin, or primitive town dwellers eeking out a midieval, miserable existence; gone was the culture and sophistication of the golden era of the Islamic empire of the Arabs (the caliphates). Again most of the 20th century, was a struggle to get that back, many Arab academics argue that they are still struggling to get it back. The wars against Israel were unsuccessful, because the early state of Israel was slightly better organized than they were. Remember that between the lack of education, the widespread illiteracy, the British seeking to exploit them and on top of that the tribal blood feuds, there wasn't exactly any unity, or sense of order. The bitterness between different alliances of Beduin nomads, caused the division of the Arabian peninsula; the tribal alliances of the north called themselves "Iraq," the Beduin tribal alliances of the Levant called themselves "Syria" and "Jordan" respectively, and because the Beduin were under forced unification by the Al-Saud, the defacto hitmen of the British empire in the Arabian peninsula, once all tribes were successfully unified, the Beduin of the deep desert called themselves Saudi Arabia, the tribes with no power, the weaker ones got the scraps, and called themselves "Beduin," "Oman," "Qatar" and "Kuwait." Saudi, Iraqi, Syrian and Jordanian Arabs, generally look down on Persian Gulf, Omani and Yemeni Arabs. Gulf, Omani, and Yemeni Arabs are the "losers" of the Arabian peninsula; those Arabs, descend from Beduin tribes that were "weaklings" and "couldn't fight worth a damn" so they "got the left overs," lands that no one wanted. In the end as we all know the Persian Gulf Arabs got the last laugh (because of the oil), however Omani and Yemeni Arabs weren't so lucky. In some ways, the state of Israel was a direct result of the political chaos that followed the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. There was no law, order, or respect, everyone scrambled for the lands they wanted (or were powerful enough to hold on to), and, the true losers of the squable, in the end, were the Gulf Arabs, and Yemenis and Omanis. See the "Palestinians" are in fact part of the tribal alliance that makes up the modern country of Jordan. Arab history 101; You have Ishmael, and his 12 sons, and the first 12 Arab tribes. Whereas among the Hebrews, only the patriarchs were allowed to start their own tribes, and no future male descendants were allowed to do the same, the descendants of Ishmael caused a horrible mess. How can I explain this? Jacob had 12 sons, one of them named Judah. All male children born to Judah from his wives and concubines, belong to the family of Judah, and then, the male grand children of Judah, grand children born from the various wives of Judah's children, become the CLAN of Judah. Pretty soon there are so many they are not a family, or a clan, but a TRIBE. The 12 tribes together, formed the nation of Israel. However, only the 12 patriarchs, were allowed to give their name to a group of people. With the Ishmaelites it was different; every man from the line of Ishmael who fathered enough sons started calling himself a "tribe." King David fathered hundreds of children, but there is no "Tribe of David." David, was a direct descendant of Judah, a member of the tribe of Judah, however as I said the Hebrews never allowed the tribes to branch off the way the Ishmaelites did. So why did the Ishmaelite tribes branch off? It had something to do with constant squabling among the brothers; bitterness and or arrogance on the part of one brother made him say to his other brother "screw you; you're not the Sheikh! I'm starting my own tribe!" See, the ancient Hebrews never did that, although plenty of men within a given tribe, be it the tribe of Levi, or Manasseh, or Benjamin, or Judah, or Naphtali, whoever, all may have had more than one wife, and fathered many children, branching off was strictly forbiden by Hebrew law. The patriarchs, and ONLY the 12 patriarchs, had the honor of having tribes of their own. A side effect, a beneficial side effect of the squabling and the chaos though, is that the greed, the ambition of many Arabs, the need to start their own tribes, led to them becoming very numerous. Say you have a Sheikh named Omar, and he beats his son Abdullah on a daily basis while laughing really hard, Abdullah gets angry and he thinks to himself "when I am old enough, I'll show him!" He leaves, with the help of a bunch of similarly dissafected and powerless Arabs, he steals some women, and starts fathering kids. Fifty years later he is the head of a tribe 5,000 fighting men strong, so he then proceeds to attack his father and say "see! and you called me a failure! screw you!" Stories such as those, are common throughout Arab history, and because that pattern of behavior occured ever since, well, basically Ishmael, pretty soon the Arabs became extremely numerous, the descendants of Ishmael I mean. The ancient Hebrews had a greater sense of unity, the monotheism, giving them a sense of "obligation," even if there was abuse within a given family "obligation" forced them to "suck it up" for the "sake of the nation of Israel." However bitter a son, brother, or cousin may have been towards a relative, to the ancient Hebrews branching off into another tribe was unthinkable, whereas with the Arabs it happened practically all the time. As we all know this created problems, as the tendency for men to wish to branch off into their own tribe, is one of the root causes of the messed up politics of the Arabian peninsula. The last king of Saudi Arabia, the one before this one, got in a huge fight with his family, and he became so angry, he thought about starting his own tribe (true story). The idea never materialized; the whole Al-Saud clan has so much money, they've got a corrupt version of "checks and balances." The United States has not had a government collapse, because of the checks and balances triangle; congress can't do some things without the president's approval, while the president can't do something without the supreme court, while the supreme court can't do anything without congress and so on. In Saudi Arabia, there is a sort of "checks and balances" power triangle within the Al-Saud; they WANT to kill each other, trust me, they hate one another, problem is each branch of the Al-Saud is so powerful, inter tribal war would be catastrophic both to their personal fortunes, not to mention the world's oil supply. To make sure, they don't kill each other, the U.S. military is stationed there. Have fun in Israel!
What is the etymology of Israel?
The name of Israel comes from Jacob son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, Jacob is another word or name for Israel. Jacob had 12 sons and those 12 sons represent the 12 tribes of Israel, in other words the nation of Israel started with the birth of Jacob and the promise that God (YHWH) made to Abraham. In time the Jews invaded the land of canaan wich wasn't a nation it was just a region with different civilizations scattered all around it after they defeated all these civilizations they established in the region and then Israel as a nation was born, so you can say that the first nation established in the canaan region was Israel wich then was divided in two kingdoms, in the north side was the kingdom of Israel and in the south side was the kingdom of Juda wich made the nation of Israel.
What is the lowest point in Israel?
The Dead Sea. Lowest Point in the World.
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Another contributor sharpened the point a bit:
The shore of the Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth that's not under water.
Can you travel with Israeli passport to Dubai?
People with an Israeli passport or an Israeli stamp/visa in their passport, are denied access to the UAE. If you go to Emirates.com (UAE's wealthy national carrier), you'll see that upon booking the code TLV (Tel-Aviv Ben Gurion) isn't even listed. Though the UAE does not want people in relation with Israel to enter their country, even if they've just visited, there are ways Israelis or people who have visited Israel can enter the UAE. Israeli's may have multiple passports (for example a US passport additional to his Israeli passport). Jews in general may go to Dubai, anyway there is no way to figure out someone's religion.
What happened to the Israelites after Israel was conquered?
Strong doubts had been held among scholars about the biblical account even before the discovery of the Amarna letters, but they proved conclusively that the Canaanites were still firmly in control of the land, under Egyptian dominion, more than a century after the biblical Exodus. Further archaeological evidence in Palestine shows that small Israelite settlements only began to appear in the Canaanite hinterland around 1200 BCE. It is now the strong consensus of scholars that the Exodus from Egypt never happened as described in the Bible. The Israelites were themselves Canaanites who left the cities and regions of the rich coastal plains to live in the previously sparsely populated hinterland. Other Canaanites continued to live on the plains and were briefly conquered by Israel under King Omri, then later by the Assyrians.
In summary, some of the Canaanites were ancestors of the Hebrew people who settled in Israel and Judah, and some remained along the coast and in the valleys. After the second Roman-Jewish War, the Romans expelled the Jews, descendants of the Hebrew people of Judah, but this expulsion did not include the pagans, some of whom could have been descendants of the Canaanites. The land was never left empty after the expulsion of the Jews. Throughout the centuries, migration and conversions of pagans to Judaism, or Jews to paganism, had affected the ethnic mix, but arguably the Palestinians of today are descended from Canaanites.
Who are Saul David and Solomon and what did they do to help establish a Jewish homeland?
The Israelite country of Israel (formerly called Canaan) had already been functioning for hundreds of years by the time of Saul.
Saul's contributions:
- He, as the very first Israelite king, set up the apparatus of royalty and its institutions.
- He put Israel's enemies to shame (1 Samuel 14:47-48).
- Under the guidance of Samuel, he united the Israelite tribes.
- He briefly experienced prophecy.
- He enforced the observance of the Torah (see 1 Samuel 28:3).
1) King David authored/compiled the book of Psalms (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b).
2) King David subdued all of the surrounding nations.
3) He secured from the prophet Nathan a promise from God that his (David's) son Solomon would build the Holy Temple.
4) He set the blueprints, with Divine inspiration, for the Holy Temple.
5) He amassed vast amounts of material for the construction of the Temple (1 Chronicles ch.29).
6) Together with Samuel, he instituted the 24 groupings of families of Kohanim and Levites (Talmud, Taanit 27a).
7) He served God all the days of his life (1 Kings 11:38); and God was with him (1 Samuel 16:18).
8) King David serves as the archetype of the effectiveness of repentance (Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4b).
- Solomon's contributions:
1) King Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
2) Through his vast God-given wisdom (1 Kings ch.3), he spoke and taught about God's creations, influencing many nations (at least temporarily) to recognize the wisdom of God.
During Solomon's time, the Israelites enjoyed unequaled prosperity (1 Kings 4:20).
3) King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes (Kohellet), Proverbs, and Song of Songs.
Does Israel have states or provinces?
Israel is divided into 6 districts (and the Territories) called Mekhozot (מחוזות): the North District, the Haifa District, the Central District, the Tel Aviv District, the Jerusalem District, and the South District.
israel is a state ran by democracy, which means theres a government, which in israel is called "the knesset", the highest rank in the israeli government is a prime minister, the prime minsiter is Binyamin Netanyahu.
When was Israel given its name?
The name "Israel" comes from the bible, and it was called that, among other names, when the Jews lived there before and during Roman times.
When they were forcibly exiled, and the Turkish empire took control of the land after the dark ages, Israel was called the Turkish for "Palestine" and the land continued to have that name, and be called so, by most people. The Jews never stopped calling it Israel.
Since its declaration of independance in '48 the land has been officially called Israel, but before then it was a disposessed wasteland owned by no particular peoples and with no sovereign state.
Can human swim in the dead sea?
Humans can swim in the Dead Sea.
Due to its salt content, you will float very high up and this can make it difficult to swim.
You should also be carefull. If you get this water in your eyes, then the pain is really bad.
I would recommend a bottle of fresh water to accompany you in order to rinse out your eyes just in case.
In other words, do not try to go diving there.
How many miles between los angeles and israel?
The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.The distance between the above mentioned places is 5678.32 miles approximately.
When did Israel occupied the golan heights?
1967 War, Arab nations blockaded and diverted Israeli water, with a mostly anti-Jewish agenda. Israel fought back and won land, much to the embarassment of the larger Arab nations and occupied parts of Palestine in defense of IRS resources.
What are ancient Israel's accomplishments?
The long, rich history of Judaism gives the Western world much of its shape today. Many of the laws, traditions, culture and values are directly attributable to Judaism. Here are a few examples:
1) The Jews' monotheistic religious tradition (Deuteronomy 6:4) shaped the Western beliefs about God.
2) The 7-day week (Exodus ch.20), including a day of rest for everyone. This weekly rest was a concept unique to the Israelites.
3) The concept of morality (Leviticus ch.18-19) was also the work of the Hebrews, including the dignity (Genesis 5:1) and value of a person (whereas idolatry had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior).
(See: Cruelties of the polytheists)
4) Women's rights were carefully maintained in Judaism. Israelite women could own property, could initiate court cases, could have their own servants, and could own fields and businesses; and the Torah specifies marital rights for women (Exodus 21:10).
5) Under Israelite law, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, poor person, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had any legal status.
6) The Western diet is a reflection of much of the Judaic dietary law. With the exception of the pig, Western society does not eat species not contained in kosher law (Deuteronomy ch.14). Owls, mice, insects, rats, snakes, cats and dogs are not eaten by most Westerners and it is a direct result of Jewish culture.
7) Parents are responsible for teaching children (Deuteronomy ch.11). Illiteracy among Israelites, in every generation, was rare. Universal education in the Western world is taken for granted today, yet this is a recent development. In Judaism, however, it goes back for more than 3300 years. Judaism has always maintained that education is the highest goal of man in his pursuit of godliness. This tradition has now been passed on to Western culture.
8) Infants are to be cherished, protected and cared for, whether or not they turned out to be the gender you were hoping for. Compare this to societies in which unhealthy babies, or females, were killed.
9) Cruelty to animals is not acceptable.
10) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God. And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else (Talmud, Sanhedrin 19a).
11) A robber repays double to his victim (Exodus 22:3), or works it off. Cutting off the hands of a robber is a punishable crime. Debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed (Roman "Twelve Tables of Law" code, 3:10).
12) Western jurisprudence in general is based in part upon Judaic Torah-observance. A quick look at the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the laws that follow (Exodus ch.21-23) gives a summary of most modern law.
13) It is the responsibility of the community to support the poor (Deuteronomy ch.15), the widow, the orphan, and the stranger passing through (Exodus 22:20-21).
It is important to note that every one of the above was instituted among the Hebrews (a.k.a. the Israelites) thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Infanticide was practiced among classical European nations until it was stopped by the influence of Judaism and its daughter-religions. Professor and former President of the American Historical Association, William L. Langer (in The History of Childhood): "Children, being physically unable to resist aggression, were the victims of forces over which they had no control, and they were abused in almost unimaginable ways."
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Why are there Jews in the Middle East?
At this point in time, the overwhelming majority of the population of Jews in the Middle East are located in Israel, with a very small population remaining in Iran and Turkey. Originally, Jews could be found all throughout the Middle East and there were large Jewish communities in Baghdad, Teheran, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus, Cairo, and Alexandria. However, it has been made untenable for Jews to remain in many Middle Eastern Muslim countries.
