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[[Image:Satellite image of Israel in January 2003.jpg|thumb|A satellite image of Israel]].
The modern day country of Israel is a small country in the [[Middle East]], which was set up after the Second World War to be a home to the remaining Jews. It was established in the land of [[Palestine]] where [[Arab ]] people, mostly [[Muslims]] had lived for generations. The name Israel comes from the [[Old Testament]] - the patriach [[Jacob]] was renamed Israel by God, and from his twelve sons, the Jewish nation arose, known as Israel.
==Contents==
{{topics}}
* [[Kingdom of Israel]] | [[Kingdom of Judah]]
* {{region_churches}} | {{region_denominations}}
* Regions - [[Jerusalem District ]] | [[North District (Israel)| North District]] | [[Haifa District ]] | [[Center District (Israel)| Center District ]] | [[Tel Aviv District ]] | [[Southern District (Israel)| Southern District ]] | [[Judea and Samaria District|Judea/Samaria District]]* {{region_cities}} - [[Jerusalem]] | [[Tel Aviv ]] | [[Haifa]]
* {{region_radio}}
* {{region_bible_college}}
==Main article==
The modern day country of Israel is a small country in the [[Middle East]], which was set up after the Second World War to be a home to the remaining Jews. It was established in the land of [[Palestine]] where [[Arab ]] people, mostly [[Muslims]] had lived for generations. The name Israel comes from the [[Old Testament]] - the patriach [[Jacob]] was renamed Israel by God, and from his twelve sons, the Jewish nation arose, known as Israel.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel Wikipedia - Israel]
{{returnto}} [[Asia]] | [[Middle East]]
