the land of Israel as promised in the Bible. It is this broad contours of the biblical land that the various military actions of the state of Israel has aimed to conquer, right from the Arab ...

the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country close to modern-day Israel. In contrast with Abraham's home, Canaan was an arid wasteland. God asked Abraham to follow the rules he had set and be ...

1 Zanoah, situated in the Promised Land or Canaan, is mentioned in the Bible ... sponsored by the Israel Electric Corporation and the Israel Antiquities Authority. They uncovered various artifacts ...

The land of Canaan then became known as Israel. Israel was named after Abraham's grandson and is often referred to as the promised land because the belief is that God promised to give the land to ...