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Country Israel or
Holy Land is the acceptable name in Hebrew or amongst Jews to the situated area of country in the southwest continent Asia, on the middle East.
In the Holy Land coincided a considerable part of the Jewish history, and most of the Jews see her national religious center.
To the Holy Land is a great importance, from religious historical examination, also in Christianity and in Islam, and accordingly she is an important center to the these religions like also to the other religions that exited from them.
In the Holy Land dwelled in the course of the history of different nations, and nowadays life in her mainly Jews and Arabs. The acceptable name in the foreign languages to the geographical are: in Hebrew "ישראל", in arbic ??,??? in english Holy Land / Israel.
Cities in Holy Land
In the Holy Land there are 4 holy cities:
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Jerusalem - city with many shades and face :
Jerusalem is the capital city of Israel, the biggest city in the holy land (Israel), Jerusalem is city with history of thousand of years, city of holiness for three of the monotheistic religions, the holy city for Jewish, Christians and Moslems.
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Nazereth - is old city in the the north of Israel.
According to the new testament, the parents of Jesus, Joseph and raise, resided in Nazereth, and there studied Jesus,
from girls until adulthood. The
Nazereth name is from beam of the word " Christianity ". Nowadays the city is the Arab biggest
city in Israel (holy land).
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Safed - On existence of the city is known since second house. Safed was one of the cities that in the urge Joseph ben
Mttiho defense on the Galilee before the Romans. In the period of the crusaders was Safed is a fortress has
strategic importance, that degree of very strong fortress between Akko to the sea Kinneret ". In 1266 is occupied
the bastion by the hands of the sultan Hmmloci Bibrs, and in his days
Safed was the capital of the Galilee in
his kingdom.
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Tiberias - Tiberias was founded her around a year of 20 to the count by the hands of Herod Antips, and calls
on there the Caesar that is Roman Tiberius. The city was place of colony that is last of the sanhedrin. The Talmud that
is Jerusalemite was connected in his majority in
Tiberias and was signed in her. Between the Amoras that acted in
Tiberias you have to remind R ' Yohnn, slow poverty, R ' my mother Or ' Yossi. The innovators of the Hebrew
acceptable vocalization today acted no they in Tiberias, and therefore he calls " the vocalization Htbriani ".
Holy Land Guide - News:
New photos of the Holy Land 11/24/06
We add some new photos to the photos page of Jerusalem Pictures
Jerusalem Pictures. 4 New pics
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