The Land of Israel (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: Éretz Yisra'él, Tiberian: ʾEreṣ Yīsrāʾēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the …

We find many times in the Chumash that G‑d promised Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel, to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and his descendants. “The L‑rd appeared to Abraham and said, I will give this land to your descendants.”

Greater Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל השלמה, Eretz Yisrael Hashlema) is an expression with several different biblical and political meanings over time. It is often used, in an irredentist fashion, to refer to the historic or desired borders of Israel.

In Hebrew the Land of Israel is Eretz Yisrael. It is also referred to as Eretz Hakodesh , “the Holy Land,” or Artzeinu Hakedoshah , “our Holy Land.” This is because the very space is sacred, designated so by G‑d .

The Land of Israel (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל ʼÉreṣ Yiśrāʼēl, Eretz Yisrael/Eres Yisrael; Arabic: أرض إسرائيل) is a name for the region also known as Greater Syria, Canaan, Palestina or the Holy Land.

The name Eretz Yisrael is biblical in origin, where it refers, variously, to parts of the region that were under Jewish sovereignty at different times. Since the dispersion of the Jews in 70 c.e., it has been used to designate Zion and "the Promised Land."

Eretz Yisrael is presented as the antithesis of a homeland, as Avraham's place of “exile,” as a place whose name is not even mentioned. Eretz Yisrael is not the natural homeland of the Jewish people, but rather the land that God gave them so that they may serve Him there.

"Eretz Israel" (ארץ ישראל) is a term traditionally used by Jews to refer to the Land of Israel. It is deeply rooted in Jewish religious texts, culture, and history, and it emphasizes the spiritual and historical connection between the Jewish people and the land.

The term Eretz Yisrael is not geographic, rather it refers to the land of the children of Israel ארץ בני ישראל, as in Joshua 11:22 where this expanded name is used. In early biblical usage, and sometimes later, Eretz Yisrael was referred to as Eretz …

When Ezra resettled Eretz Yisrael, by contrast, rights to the land were granted to him by the Persian kings, the ruling gentile powers of the time. His explanation is, however, also problematic.