![]() Ancestors of the Israelites are thought to have includedĪncient Semitic-speaking peoples native to this area. There is evidence that urban centers such asĪ people named Israel appear for the first time in theĪncient Egyptian inscription which dates to about 1200 BCE. Late Bronze Age collapse, Canaan fell into chaos, and Egyptian control over the region collapsed completely. New Kingdom of Egypt, whose administrative headquarters lay in Late Bronze Age (1550–1200 BCE), large parts of Canaan formed Large Stone Structure, an archaeological site inĬanaanites are archaeologically attested in the The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word "Israel" as a collective is theĪncient Egypt (dated to the late 13th century BCE). Moses, a great-great-grandson of Jacob, led the Israelites back intoĮxodus". Jacob and his sons had lived inĬanaan but were forced by famine to go intoĮgypt for four generations, lasting 430 years, until Israelites, also known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel or Children of Israel. Jacob's twelve sons became the ancestors of the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the angel of the Lord. Hosea 12:4 often interpreted as 'struggle with God') in these phrases refers to the patriarch Septuagint Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, 'El (God) persists/rules', though after Name 'Israel' (Hebrew: Yisraʾel, Isrāʾīl Ĭhildren of Israel have historically been used to refer to the biblicalĮntire Jewish people respectively. Minister of Foreign Affairs Moshe Sharett. Israeli" to denote a citizen of Israel, with the formal announcement made by In the early weeks of independence, the government chose the term " Judea, were considered but rejected, while the name 'Israel' was suggested byīen-Gurion and passed by a vote of 6–3. Land of Israel' ( Eretz Israel), Ever (from ancestor Proposed historical and religious names including ' Independence in 1948, the country formally adopted the name 'State of Israel' ( The majority ofīiblical archeologists translate a set of hieroglyphs as "Israel," the first instance of the name in the record.īritish Mandate (1920–1948), the whole region was known as 'Palestine' ( It has the world'sĢ9th-largest economy by nominal GDP, and ranks nineteenth in the Population of over 9 million people as of 2021. Israeli–Palestinian conflict have thus far stalled. Normalized relations with a number of other Arab countries, it remains While Israel has signed peace treaties with Settlements within the occupied territories, which are also considered The Golan Heights, though these actions have been rejected as illegal by the international community, and established West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, though whether Gaza remains occupied following the ![]() Golan Heights and the Palestinian territories of the Wars with several Arab countries, and since the 1967 During and immediately after the war, around ![]() Were expelled from or fled the territory Israel would come to control. Palestinian Arabs, about half of the pre-war Arab population, Gaza were held by Jordan and Egypt respectively. A day later, several surrounding Arab countries intervened, leading to theġ948 Arab–Israeli War, which concluded with theġ949 Armistice Agreements that saw Israel in control of most of the former mandate territory, while the Yishuv and Palestinian Arab forces, Israelĭeclared independence at the termination of theīritish Mandate. Following aĬivil war within Mandatory Palestine between Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, recommending the creation of independent Arab and Jewish states, and an League of Nations mandate, in what became known as World War I, Britain was granted control of the region by Zionist movement began promoting the creation of a Muslim rule was then restored in 1291 by the From the 5th century CE, it was part of theīyzantine Empire, up until the 7th centuryĬrusader states were established. Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah, which fell, respectively, to the Ĭanaanite tribes, the land held by present-day Israel was once the setting for much ofīiblical history, beginning with the 9th-century Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. Technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of theĮgypt to the southwest it is also bordered by the
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