Israel (disambiguation)

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Israel is a country in Western Asia.

Israel may also refer to:

Places

Land of Israel, the traditional Jewish name for the geographical region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
- The Holy Land, a common appellation for roughly the same region due to its theological importance to several Abrahamic religions
- The Promised Land, the land in the southern Levant that was promised by God to Abraham and his descendants (the Hebrews/Israelites) in Judaism and Christianity
- Judea/Judaea, occasionally referred to as Israel, as it is known in the Bible in Maccabees, the Gospels, and Acts

Kingdom of Israel (disambiguation)
- Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (c. 1047 BCE–930 BCE), the first Israelite kingdom which united the Twelve Tribes of Israel under a single monarch
  - Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) (c. 930 BCE–720 BCE), the northern Israelite kingdom established after the breakup of the United Monarchy
  - Kingdom of Judah (c. 930 BCE–586 BCE), the southern Israelite kingdom established after the breakup of the United Monarchy

Israelis, the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel
Israel (name), a biblical given name and family name
Jacob, a biblical patriarch who was later given the name of Israel
- Twelve Tribes of Israel, individual tribes descended from the 12 sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible
- Israelites, the confederated Twelve Tribes of Israel during the Iron Age
  - Jews, an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Hebrews/Israelites
  - Samaritans, an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Hebrews/Israelites

Israel (album), a 1968 studio album by American musicians Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson
"Israel" (Bee Gees song), a 1972 single by the British music group Bee Gees
"Israel" (composition), a 1949 composition by American musician John Carisi
"Israel" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), a 1980 single by the British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Israel", a song by Irving Berlin
"Israel", a song by British singer Morrissey from his 2017 album Low in High School
Israel Vibration, a Jamaican reggae group