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  2. Land of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The term "Land of Israel" is a direct translation of the Hebrew phrase ארץ ישראל ‎ (Eretz Yisrael), which occasionally occurs in the Bible, [12] and is first mentioned in the Tanakh in 1 Samuel 13:19, following the Exodus, when the Israelite tribes were already in the Land of Canaan. [13]

  3. Ancient history of the Negev - Wikipedia

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    (4) Conversely, according to Deuteronomy 1–2, [19] the area is revoked from the Israelites by God because everyone has sinned and God has also destined the land for the Edomites. [ 20 ] (5) The background for this is found in Genesis 32:3; 33:12–16, [ 21 ] where it is not Jacob , the ancestor of the Israelites , who lives there, but his ...

  4. Kadesh (biblical) - Wikipedia

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    Kadesh Barnea is a key feature in the common biblical formula delineating the southern border of the Land of Israel (cf. Numbers 34:4, Joshua 15:3, Ezekiel 47:19 etc.) [4] and thus its identification is key to understanding both the ideal and geopolitically realised borders of ancient Israel. Petra, sometimes identified as an eastern Kadesh

  5. Azmon - Wikipedia

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    Azmon is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible books of Numbers and Joshua . [1] According to a researcher of Bedouin culture, biblical Azmon was an oasis known to Arabic-speaking Bedouin as Gusayma , named for the gaysum plant ( Achillea fragrantissima ) which grows abundantly in the region. [ 2 ]

  6. Tribe of Simeon - Wikipedia

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    Map of the twelve tribes of Israel; Simeon is shaded gold, in the south Map of Simeon's territory (east is on the top of the map). According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe consisted of descendants of Simeon, the second son of Jacob and of Leah, from whom it took its name. [4]

  7. List of minor biblical places - Wikipedia

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    Hazar-addar is a name which appears only in Numbers 34:4, ... ), according to Joshua 19:29, ... in the Hebrew Bible. It is mentioned in 2 Kings 23: ...

  8. Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Numbers 34 - Wikipedia

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    numbers 34 God tells Moses to instruct the Israelites in the boundaries of the land. God tells Moses the names of the men through whom the Israelites are to apportion the land: Eleazar , Joshua , and a chieftain named from each tribe.

  9. From Dan to Beersheba - Wikipedia

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    1. Judges 20:1 during the Battle of Gibeah at the end of the Book of Judges "Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came together as one and assembled before the LORD in Mizpah." 2. 1 Samuel 3:20 during the "Calling of Samuel" "And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of ...