Land of Israel

inheritor of the father Israel and a “gentile” is any person who is not a Jew which means the rest of us. The term “Jew” and “Israelite” are used usually in Scripture. When God came to Abraham about 2000 years before Christ was born, God promised Abraham that he would have offspring through whom all the nations of the earth would be blessed. This promise was made again to Isaac, Abraham’s son by promise and then to Jacob, Isaac’s son. Jacob later was given the name “Israel.” His descendants…

Jerusalem is a city that spans around 60 kilometers, located at the coordinates of 31°47′N, 35°13′E. The city is elevated at around 760 meters, and it lies on the southern spur of a plateau in the Judaean Mountains, which includes Mount of Olives to the east and Mount Scopus to the northeast. Also called the “Old City,” Jerusalem lies north of Bethlehem, west of Abu Dis, east of Tel Aviv, and south of Ramallah. It is surrounded by valleys and dry riverbeds. The three most known valleys are the…

Syrians are fleeing Syria. They are fleeing to escape undesirable things. They are leaving to escape government, bombing, and bloodshed. They are leaving to escape the tragedies these things left in its wake. Approximately 5, 000 Syrians are fleeing everyday. In 2002 the population was estimated at 22, 530, 756. It dropped to 22, 457, 336 in 2012, while today it is 22, 085, 048. Syria recently was a quickly growing country, but is now dropping. These refugees are escaping to the neighboring…

There has been several stabbing incidents by Palestinians against Israelis, which began in early October. Palestinians have attacked Jerusalem and central and northern Israel, and in the West Bank. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians began due to the two communities clashing at Jerusalem, the holy site in September. On October 18, 2015, an Israeli soldier was killed, along with many others wounded, during a gun and knife attack at a bus station located in the city of Beersheva.…

Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), a preeminent organization advocating on behalf the Palestinian people underwent drastic changes. These changes came following the defeat of a coalition of Arab nations in war against Israel known as the June War. In the June War Israel conquered territory from both Jordan and Egypt known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively in which the majority of Palestinian people lived. The PLO’s leadership, thought by many scholars to be a puppet of the…

In the hundreds of years separating the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in 326 CE to now, it has been destroyed and rebuilt numerous times, but the religious significance of the building has remained the same, if not increased. The Church was destroyed in 1009 by Caliph Hakim, and was not rebuilt until after 1099, when the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem and began to expand the Church (Wilkinson, 1978, p. 11-12). Rebuilding and increasing the size of the Church allowed the…

1. Jewish people have been solely blamed for the death of Christ. Christ is an important figure in the Christian faith. Jewish people also claimed themselves as the chosen people of their scripture. The Jewish people are also known to be able to adapt to their environment and thrive. It’s easy to see why other faiths may be jealous of how the Jewish faith has protected their followers. They are known as the chosen people because they have accepted the Torah as their scripture. They don’t think…

OUTLINE: Question: Name two elements of thoughts you believe pose the greatest challenges to the Israeli commander as he executes his mission to remove settlers from the occupied territory of Garza and the West Banks. 1. Introduction: For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, Jewish residents of Gaza will be forced to leave their homes and will be deported to other cities ordered by a Israeli government.. II. Thesis: The Concept and Implication of a border evacuation of over 9000 Jews from…

Charlottesville. White nationalists caused terror when they hollered vulgar taunts and anti-semitic expressions outside the Beth Israel Synagogue. According to the article “Fear, Resolve and More Security at Charlottesville's Temple”, the temple has been under attack by white nationalists who are against the Jewish religion. “Writing for the website of the Union of Reform Judaism, Beth Israel President Alan Zimmerman said Nazi websites had called for the temple to be burned” (Finley). As a…

Huston Smith’s exploration of Judaism stems explores a variance of topics. According to Smith, one third of Western civilization has Jewish ancestry (Smith 180). He specifically engages in the Jewish meaning of creation, human existence, history, morality, justice, suffering, and revelation. The reason the Jewish religion has lasted for so many years through the religious changes, can be theorized in their search for meanings. The Jewish religion has always been identified as a monotheistic…