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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Holy_LandHoly Land - Wikipedia

    The Holy Land [a] is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. Today, the term "Holy Land" usually refers to a territory roughly corresponding to the modern states of Israel and Palestine.

  2. The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: ʾEreṣ Yīsraʾel, Tiberian: ʾEreṣ Yīsrāʾēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine.

  3. Apr 11, 2019 · Adapting her critically acclaimed novel Les Terres Saintes, Amanda Sthers writes and directs HOLY LANDS, which explores the complicated lives of the Rosenmer...

  4. Jul 15, 2024 · Judaism - Israel, Jerusalem, Holy Places: The land of Israel, as is evident from the biblical narratives, played a significant role in the life and thought of the Israelites. It was the promised home, for the sake of which Abraham left his birthplace; the haven toward which those escaping from Egyptian servitude moved; and the hope of the exiles in Babylon. In the long centuries following the destruction of the Judean state by the Romans, it was a central part of messianic and eschatological ...

  5. Feb 7, 2019 · The Holy Land. The region generally encompassing territory from the River Jordan in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and from the Euphrates River in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba in the south, was considered the Holy Land by medieval Europeans. The city of Jerusalem was of especially sacred significance and continues to be so, to ...

  6. Jun 21, 2019 · Holy Lands: Directed by Amanda Sthers. With James Caan, Tom Hollander, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Efrat Dor. Harry Rosenmerck, an Ashkenazi Jewish American cardiologist, left everything to become a pig farmer in the Holy Land.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Holy_LandsHoly Lands - Wikipedia

    Holy Lands is a 2017 French-Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Amanda Sthers and starring James Caan, Tom Hollander, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rosanna Arquette, Efrat Dor and Patrick Bruel. It is based on Sthers' novel Les Terres saintes.