Israel (disambiguation)

Israel commonly refers to the State of Israel. It may also refer to:

Places:

• Land of Israel, the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands
  • The Holy Land, a common appellation for roughly the same region due to its theological importance to several religions
  • The Promised Land, in Judaism and Christianity, the land promised by God to the Israelites in the southern Levant
  • The Kingdom of Israel, which, among other places, may refer to:
    • Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (1020 BCE - 931 BCE), the kingdom established by the Israelites and uniting them under a single king
    • Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) (931 BCE - 722 BCE), the secessionist kingdom of northern Israelites
    • Judea, also called Israel, as it is known in the Bible in Maccabees, the Gospels, and Acts
• Israel, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States

People:

• Israel (name), a given name and family name
• Jacob, a biblical patriarch, later given the name Israel
  • His descendants, the Israelites
    • By extension, the Jewish people

In music:

• "Israel" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), 1980
• "Israel" (Bee Gees song), 1972
• Izrael (band), a Polish reggae band
• Israel (jazz), a jazz composition by John Carisi
• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, a Hawaiian musician

See also

• The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation)
• Israelis
• Azrael
• Izrael (disambiguation)
• Palestine (disambiguation)