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Learn about the history and current status of Israel's borders with its neighbours and occupied territories. See maps, treaties, and disputes related to the Sykes–Picot Agreement, the Palestine Mandate, and the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.
The Land of Israel is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant, with various biblical, religious and historical definitions and boundaries. Learn about the origins, meanings and controversies of this term, as well as its relation to the modern State of Israel and the West Bank.
Learn about the biblical origin, genealogy, and history of the twelve tribes of Israel, the descendants of the patriarch Jacob. See a map of the land allotment of the tribes according to Joshua and the modern scholarship on their existence and identity.
Learn about the diverse geography of Israel, from the Negev desert in the south to the snow-capped mountains in the north. Find out the climate, natural resources, coastlines, borders, and territories of Israel and its occupied areas.
Richard Hess, on the other hand, asserts that "the Transjordanian tribes were not in the land of promise." [ 12 ] Moshe Weinfeld argues that in the Book of Joshua, the Jordan is portrayed as "a barrier to the promised land ", [ 10 ] but in Deuteronomy 1:7 and 11:24 , the Transjordan is an "integral part of the promised land."
The Book of Joshua records that the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh were allocated land by Moses on the eastern side of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. [2] The Tribe of Reuben was allocated the territory immediately east of the Dead Sea, reaching from the Arnon river in the south, and as far north as the Dead Sea stretched, with an eastern border vaguely defined by the land ...
Israel and Syria signed a ceasefire agreement in 1974 that left almost all the Heights in Israeli hands. The 1974 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Syria delineated a demilitarized zone along their frontier and limited the number of forces each side can deploy within 25 kilometers (15 miles) of the zone. [150]
Learn about the history, geography, and archaeology of the ancient Israelite kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem and ruled by the Davidic line. Explore the biblical and extra-biblical sources, the debates and controversies, and the legacy of Judah and its people.