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History of Israel
The
history of Israel
encompasses the
Jewish history in the Land of Israel
, as well as the history of the modern
State of Israel
. Modern Israel is roughly located on the site of the
ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah
except that these kingdoms also included what is now the
West Bank
. It is the birthplace of the
Hebrew language
and of the
Abrahamic religions
. It contains sites sacred to
Judaism
,
Christianity
,
Islam
,
Druze
and
Bahá'í Faith
.
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