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PALESTINE
Palestine
• Promised Land
• Holy Land
• Land of Israel
• Land of Judah the Land
Palestine
• Named after the Philistine, seafaring
pirates who lived in the coastal areas
• Held a strategic place in world history
• It bridges two continents, play key
commercial, political & cultural role
• Served as crossroads for Egyptian,
Persian, Syrian expansions
• Became an attractive target for the
political conquests of Greece & Rome
3 Important Regions of Palestine
• Galilee
• Samaria
• Judea
Galilee