holy land

Noun
  1. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea;
    A place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism (synset 108816234)
    domain member region: chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    has:
    • juda, judah - an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
    • judaea, judea - the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
    • samaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan
    • philistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
    • jordan, jordan river - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
    is a part of: asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
    same as: canaan, palestine, promised land

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