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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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How did the Kingdom of Israel develop and who were some of its key leaders?
Prior to the Kingdom was the era of the Judges; three centuries from Joshua until Samuel.
The Israelites, at the time of Samuel, were coming to the end of an era which was unique in world history. They had undertaken a grand experiment: whether a nation could govern themselves for centuries without a king or organized government.
Instead, there were the officers of tens, fifties, hundreds and thousands (Exodus ch.18), and the court of Elders, who were Torah-scholars that provided Torah-rulings and guidance. Each of the leading Judges (Gideon, Deborah etc.) was a private citizen (not a head of government) who led the nation only during a brief episode of battle.
During that era (of the Judges, about 350 years), when someone raised the possibility of having a king, the answer was: God will rule over you, not a king (Judges 8:23). The events of the Exodus and the Giving of the Torah were so fresh in the nation's memory that they didn't need a king; God was their King. (The missteps which did take place in that era, is a subject beyond the scope of the present question.)
In Samuel's old age, more than three centuries after the Exodus, the people (including their Torah-scholars) felt that the time had come to take a regular government. The Torah itself permitted this (Deuteronomy ch.17); and they saw that Samuel's sons didn't seem to have reached his spiritual level (1 Samuel 8:2-3).
They asked Samuel for a king, and he anointed Saul at the command of God. After Saul was found wanting, Samuel anointed King David.
Some of the key leaders of the kingdom:
David, Solomon, Yehoshaphat, Hizkiah, Yoshiah.
Complete list of kings:
1) The united kingdom: the kings were Saul, David, Solomon.
2) The kingdom of Judah (Southern Kingdom): Rehav'am (Rehoboam), Aviyah (Abijah), Asa, Yehoshaphat (Jehoshaphat), Yehoram (Jehoram), Ahaziah, queen Athaliah, Yehoash (Jehoash), Amatziah (Amaziah), Uzziah, Yotam (Jotham), Ahaz, Hizkiah (Hezekiah), Menasheh (Manasseh), Amon, Yoshiah (Josiah), Yehoahaz (Jehoahaz), Yehoyakim (Jehoiakim), Yehoyachin (Jehoiachin, a.k.a. Jeconiah), Tzidkiah (Zedekiah).
3) The kingdom of Israel (Northern Kingdom; Samaria): Yerav'am (Jeroboam), Nadav (Nadab), Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ah'av (Ahab), Ahaziah, Yoram (Joram), Yehu (Jehu), Yehoahaz (Jehoahaz), Yehoash (Jehoash), Yerav'am (Jeroboam II), Zachariah, Shallum, Menachem, Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea.
What type of city was galilee?
Galilee is not a city. It is an expansive green hilly area in what is now northern Israel. It has some cities in it, such as Haifa and Acre on its western edge, Karmiel and Safed in its center, Tiberias on its eastern edge, and Kiryat Shemonah in the far north. There are also many Israeli Arab towns and villages.
Did the US send a lot of Jews to Israel?
No, at least not from a governmental position. The United States, unlike many countries, has never forcibly deported its Jewish citizens or put them in a social, political, or economic climate where leaving the United States was the only viable option. On the flip side, the United States has never incentivized (monetarily or politically) for American Jews to go to Israel. The only Jews that America assisted to get to Israel were a small minority of Holocaust survivors. Most Holocaust survivors who did get to Israel did so without American assistance.
While there are many American Jews in Israel, this is more of a function of how many Jews in the world there are in total after the Holocaust destroyed much of European Jewry. There are larger Israeli communities of Russian, Moroccan, and Iraqi Jews than American Jews.
How was the Arab-Israeli conflict resolved?
Unfortunately, the conflict has not yet ended. There's no way that anyone can predict how, or when, it will end.
Your question should be for what are the Children of Israel chosen for.
What country existed where Israel is today?
- The country was originally called Palestine. refer to the Ancient Greek records that confirm this information.
- The Jews were never held by the Pharaoh as slaves. They came to Egypt as refugees when the prophet Joseph (Yusuf), son of Jacob, was minister of finance in Egypt. They were enjoying their stay in Egypt to the extent that when they escaped Egypt they had enough gold to make the cow of gold that they worshiped in absence of Moses.
- The land of Palestine is called as such historically even in Greek history books and was never called Israel as claimed above. Israel is a second name of prophet Jacob.
- Palestine land was never empty from people especially that most of their lands are fertile and good for agriculture besides their good harbors. Could you believe that a land is empty while on the boarders of the Ancient Egyptian civilization lands.
- Arabs didn't come to the middle East. They are already an original part of the middle East even before the time of Prophet Abraham (or Ibrahim in Arabic).
- when Arabs (or Muslims) took control of Palestine, Jews were very little minority while the majority were Christians. No single Jew was killed by Muslims when they got control of the lands. Simply because they didn't fight. Christians agree to give the church key to the Caliph Omar on condition they guarantee the freedom of worship and it was.
- How the Arabs deleted the history of the Jews in Palestine. If this is correct could you explain why didn't also delete the history of the Christians?. if true, then how they deleted it? and if really deleted then how do you know there was something and was deleted?
- Did you hear about Muslims killing any civilian in any country the took control of. Read the history about Muslims in Spain.
- check the history to see how Sultan Abdel Hamid of the Ottoman empire gave refugee to the Jews expelled from Spain when Christians got control of it. This explains why relatively there many Jews in Morocco. How claimed that they were killed again?
- in 1948, the UN didn't give Palestine to the Jews. UN agreed to partition Palestine between the Palestinian original people and the Jews who mainly immigrated from Europe to Palestine.
- Check the history of Palestine and the records of the Jewish immigration waves that came from all over the world to know who are the original people.
- Despite the above, the call is for all people living now in these lands to live together in love and peace under one country and one flag with equal rights to all its inhabitants irrelevant to their religion, culture, or language. Otherwise, no other solution except the partition into two independent states.
Why are the tribes collectively called Israel?
Because they were all the descendants of Jacob, whom God renamed Israel (Genesis ch.35). See also:
How do you get to Israel from the Philippines?
Depending on whether you are a tourist or looking to become a foreign worker, the paperwork necessary for a Filipino to go to Israel is different and the best place to find out what paperwork is necessary is most likely the Israeli Passport Office or the Filipino Passport Office.
As concerns the actual trip, there are only two possible ways to get from the Philippines to Israel: to fly by plane or take a ship from Manila to Eilat. I assume the plane flight is cheaper now as well as being significantly quicker.
What three rivers in Israel show the Hebrew letter shin over Israel?
Israel has 20 rivers, and you can make a Shin out of them in many different ways.
What is the altitude of Bethel in Israel?
Beit El is about 850 meters (2800 feet) above sea-level. Nearby Mount Artis is 905 meters high.
How did Judaism regain its holy land?
Blood, sweat, tears, conviction, and legal precedent.
The State of Israel came together as the result of Jewish immigration to the British Mandate of Palestine, Zionist leadership, Jewish militias and political and financial support from the West (primarily Jewish philanthropists). The first group are called the Halutzim or the Pioneers and they took it upon themselves to modernize Israel by cultivating the land and using European technology to improve its output and productivity. The Zionist leadership included some like Theodor Herzl, who envisioned the state, to Eliezer ben Yehuda, who developed Modern Hebrew as a functional language, to David Ben Gurion who declared Israel's independence and sovereignty, among many others. There were numerous Jewish militias defending the Halutzim and attacking the British (and eventually the Arabs when conflict started) such as the Palmach, the Haganah, and the Irgun. Finally, without the monetary contributions from families like the Rothschilds, there would have been no way for the nascent pre-governmental and governmental organizations to acquire enough capital to maintain an internal infrastructure.
Answer 1
Palestine For Arabs (Muslims + Christians)
The Arabs Were The First People Who Entered Palestine
By Many Thousands of years ago
And When Moses came to the Jewish people and went with them to palestine by the order of god but in the way most of them began to worship a golden goat so god ordered moses to let them lost in the desert of Sinaa (in Egypt) for 40 years and after his death in Jordan the Jewishs entered Palestine by a leader called Yousha'a bin noun and occopied it.
and in 1948 they occopied it again.
I Made a Documentary movie about the Arab-Israeli Conflict
It's in Arabic but i gonna translate it and publish it at youtube
I would like to add some information to your answer first, A braham peace be upon him had two sons one Ismail peace be upon him the father of the Arabs and Isaaq peace be upon him is the father of the Israelits the Israelites entered Palestine from the Arab Penensula and they were called Hebrews because they entered the River of Jordan" Hebrews means transition in Arabic abara-yaabur ,Hebrew and Arabic are very similar because both are semitics".
The prophet Moses received the "Message from God " Allah" in the Sinaai in Palestine "Al taoraa" in order to guide the Israelites from the wrong way and lead them to the right way in general some accepted the mesage and some refused it , God kept sending prophets from among the Israelites until the final prophet Isaa ' Jesus" peace be upon him he had no father his mother is Israelite Maream peace be upon her, so all the prophets of Israel were sent to the Israelis and to the Jews-I choose the term Israelis which it refers to the offspring of Israel " Yaqub peace be upon him" and Jews who are not the offspring of Israel.
But finally the prophet Mohammed ascended to Heaven from Alaqsa Mosque in Jerusalem ' Bait Al maqdis the Jewish religion had finished because the Israelis and the Jews did not fulfil the ten Commandments and did not obey God. God chose the descendent of Ismail to fulfill the message of God and obey Him by sending the revelation to Mohammed peace be upon him.
they called Israelites in relation to the Prophet Yaqub Peace be upon him his name was Israel and his children Al asbaat , the twelve children including Joseph peace be upon them all ,they were called the Israelites.
Answer 2
It honestly refers to the time in question. The Land of Palestine has passed between so many conquerors and nations that it could have belonged to anyone. In contravention to the claim above, the "Arabs" were not the first people to come to Palestine. The Arabs arrived with Caliph Omar's army of conquest in 634 CE. The Romans came before the Arabs did and the Romans conquered the territory from the control of the Hasmoneans, which were a Jewish Monarchy.
If you wish to make the argument that the people who would eventually become identified the Palestinian Arabs, which would have identified as Phoenician or Canaanites over two millennia ago, then it could be said that they are partial inheritors of the land as are the Israelites/Jews who have had a relatively consistent identity and sense of unity and who have lived in that land for over 3000 years.
What was the capital of Israel while Israel was divided?
After the Kingdom of Israel split into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the South Kingdom of Judah, there was a rapid succession of capitals in the North. The capitals of the North included: Shechem (now called Nablus), Penuel, and Tirzah, before settling on Samaria (Shomron). Jerusalem remained the capital of Judah up until the Babylonian Exile and during the Hasmonean Kingdom. Jerusalem is the current capital of the State of Israel although most nations refuse to officially recognize it as such because of its disputed status and maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv.
What events were happening in the holy land?
When? The Holy Land has been in existence 3000 years in its capacity as a holy land.
What is the whole story of king saul and the witch or endor what exactly happened?
1Sam:28:14: And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
1Sam:28:13: And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
The standard explanation that the text supports is that the witch summoned demons that impersonated Samuel in order to get him to completely give up...which he did by going into a hopeless battle and killing himself when the battle went poorly.
There are twelve tribes of Israel: # Reuben # Simeon # Judah # Issachar # Zebulun # Dan # Naphtali # Gad # Asher # Binyamin # Ephraim # Manasseh
This is an approximate direct (straight line) distance. During actual travel, this distance may change if a different flight route is chosen.
The distance between the two places in miles is:2323
How did Peter get from Israel to Rome?
We have no evidence that Peter ever went to Rome. In his epistles, considered to have been written more than twenty years after the death of Jesus, Paul talks of Peter as being one of the pillars of the Jerusalem church, and an occasional visitor to Syria. At this stage, Peter would have already been a relatively old man for his era, unlikely to start a new venture in a city that already had a Christian community. The story of his martyrdom in Rome did not arise until the middle of the second century.
If indeed Peter made a journey to Rome, for which no documentation survives, he could have travelled by sea or land.
Where is the Timna Park located in Israel?
The Timna Park is north of Eilat, in the Southern Arava region of Israel. For information in English, see the Related Link.
the dead sea is the saltiest body of water in the world.
Answer 1
If the "religious" claim of the Zionists is true that they were to be led to the promised land by their messiah, and Israel's present occupation of Arab Palestine is the fulfilment of that prophesy: where is their messiah whom their prophets said would get the credit for leading them there? It was Ralph Bunche who "negotiated" the Zionists into possession of Occupied Palestine! Is Ralph Bunche the messiah of Zionism? If Ralph Bunche is not their messiah, and their messiah has not yet come, then what are they doing in Palestine ahead of their messiah?
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Answer 2
It depends on how low you set the bar for being a Zionist. Most people do not consider Ralph Bunche a Zionist since he did not advocate for the creation, maintenance, or desirability of a Jewish State. There are those who say that mere recognition of the State of Israel makes someone a Zionist, which would make every non-Islamic government (and some Islamic ones like Egypt and Jordan) de facto Zionists for recognizing Israel and would make the term "Zionist" useless.
The one major pro-Israeli action that he took was negotiating a ceasefire between the Egyptian and Israeli forces in 1949 at Egypt's request. He received the Nobel Prize specifically for the way he held that negotiation. Bunche did this in his general capacity as a part of the US State Department and not to protect either Israel or Egypt. Bunche had nothing to do with UN Resolution 181 (II) which created the UN Partition Plan nor did he have anything to do with US President Truman's endorsement of Israel.
To respond to the nonsense in answer 1, the entire point of modern Zionism was that secular Jews were tired of waiting for the Messiah and therefore chose to realize their own return to the Land of Israel without waiting. The religious Zionists (which was a movement that came over 50 years later) say that the current secular country of Israel is merely the forerunner of a religious state whose establishment would bring the Messiah. It took the extra fifty years because of the exact problem of supporting a return to Israel without the Messiah in religious Judaism.
When and why was Israel founded?
Answer 1
Israel was "set up" to give the Jewish people a homeland, a nation after the Holocaust of WW2. If you remember during the war the Jews had nowhere to flee, being persecuted in the countries they had lived for generations. Some could not leave these countries. They could not get out and had no place to go from the persecution. Other European countries would not take them, some did flee to the USA in time. Because of the Holocaust and the horrendous things done to the Jewish people, after the war, through British mandate Israel became a nation on May 14, 1948. Never again will they be a people without a nation with nowhere to flee. It is His will, according to the scriptures, the word of God..
Answer 2
Jews wanted their own country. So they went to Palestine, killed a lot of people, forced out a lot more people, and took the land. They changed the name from Palestine to Israel. Now the Jews have a country but the Palestinians don't. Some people call this theft; some people call it God swill.
Answer 3
Who set up Israel? - Jewish Zionists, non-Jewish Zionists, and collaborators acting in personal, national, or strategic interest.
How was Israel set up? - Israel came into being through a very interesting historical trajectory. Britain created the Mandate of Palestine with the initial intention that it would be a future Jewish state as discussed in the Balfour Declaration. In 1939, Britain issued the White Papers, limiting Jewish immigration to the land and ostensibly going back on their word. After World War II, when the colonial empires were shrinking, Britain continued to deny the Jews a right to a State. This resulted in Jewish violence in the territory. (There was already Arab violence and independence movements in the territory.) Britain ceded the question to the United Nations whose general assembly approved the binding UN Resolution 181 providing for the Declaration of a Jewish State and an Arab State in the Mandate of Palestine. The Arabs rejected this Resolution and argued that they would not consider it (even though it was International Law). The Jews, at the discretion and right given them by the UN Resolution, declared an independent Jewish State.
Why was the Jewish State set up? - To protect the Jewish people from the non-Jewish world which has consistently historically attacked them, murdered them, forcibly converted them, and made their lives a living hell in some cases. The Holocaust proved that even modern Western countries could be prone to such malicious Anti-Semitic Activities.
