Holy Land
Abrahamic term for Israel and Palestine
The Holy Land 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 State of Israel and the State of Palestine. Jews, Christians, Muslims and Baháʼís regard it as holy.
Quotes
edit- Those holy fields
Over whose acres walked those blessed feet,
Which, fourteen hundred years ago, were nail’d,
For our advantage, on the bitter cross.- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act 1, Scene 1
