What was the ancient name of Israel?

Answer 1

It it was called British Mandate of Palestine. (It never had the title of Palestine)

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The state of Israel was established by Britain and the United Nations for the Jews after the second world war. [Are you confusing World War 1 and World War 2? In any case, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 did not establish the state of Israel. That had to wait till 1948.]

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It was called Cana'an, or "K'naan" in Hebrew in the Jewish Bible (called the Torah). Since then it has had various names including Judea and Samaria, before it was given back to the Jews 65 yrs ago.

Apart from small interludes of exile, Jews have always lived on the land that is now known as Israel, but haven't always had the Independence to be Jewish while living there. Many different kingdoms have attacked and tried to destroy or take over, some allowing the Jews to stay and be Jewish, some allowed them to stay on condition of not practicing their religion, while others just wanted them out.

In the State of Israel now all religion's are free to practice their own religion.

Answer 2

The only independent country that has ever existed in Israel has been Israel in the ancient times. It was a "territory" occupied by many empires all which gave it different names, never calling it as part of the occupying country, always referring to it as territory of the Empire. The first time since the Romans that it was called Palestine was at the Paris Peace Conference after WW1 when France and England were dividing up the conquered Ottoman Empire. Then all of what is now Jordan as well as Israel Gaza and the West Bank was named Palestine. Shortly after that England partitioned Palestine to create Jordan giving almost 80% of Palestine to Arabs. The remainder of the British mandate of Palestine was later divided again into 2 countries by the UN, one called Israel and the other called Palestine, however the Palestinian country never was realized because the Arab leadership rejected the partition.

Answer 3

The Biblical person named Israel was named "Jacob"at his birth.

Before the modern state of Israel was established in 1948, the general area was

referred to as "Palestine" while ruled by the Greeks, Romans, Ottoman Turks, and

finally the British, but there was never a country by that name.

The country became "Israel" in the area formerly known as "Canaan" roughly 3,400 years ago.

Answer 4

It was known as Palestine.

Occupying Israeli expansionist Imperialism has occupied land of Palestine since 1948 until now, I mean almost sixty years-old of occupation

Jewish is an ancient religion, like Christianity and Islam ... etc. But the state of the Israeli occupation and which is your question here only 62 years of occupation and war crimes against humanity and killing of children

Answer 5

It was originally called Canaan. Then it becaome the Kingdoms of Israel and Judea. After the year 70, the Romans renamed it Palestine after the Phillistines.

As of 1948, it has been called Israel, though the areas of the West Bank and Gaza are still called the Palestinian Territories.

Answer 6

Israel is the name God gave to Jacob after he wrestled with the divine messenger (Gen. 32:28),

Answer 7

Cna'-an (From The Bible).

Answer 8

Jacob

Answer 9

Canaan