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'''Palestine''' is a name sometimes given to part of the land that generally comprises the [[Promised Land]] given to the [[Israelites]] in the [[Bible]].  It is not directly associated with the Jewish promise, as it is a geopolitical designation more than a religious one. Palestine was a province of the [[Roman Empire]] who ruled the Jewish people at that time.<ref>http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_early_palestine_name_origin.php</ref>

'''Palestine''' is a name sometimes given to part of the land that generally comprises the [[Promised Land]] given to the [[Israelites]] in the [[Bible]].  It is not directly associated with the Jewish promise, as it is a geopolitical designation more than a religious one. Palestine was a later name for the province of Judea in the [[Roman Empire]], who ruled the Jewish people at that time.<ref>http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_early_palestine_name_origin.php</ref>

Palestine (from Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשת‎ Pleshet, פלשתינה Palestina; Arabic: فلسطين‎ Filastīn, Falastīn) is one of many names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan. Many different definitions of the region have been in usage in the past three thousand years.

Palestine (from Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשת‎ Pleshet, פלשתינה Palestina; Arabic: فلسطين‎ Filastīn, Falastīn) is one of many names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan. Many different definitions of the region have been in usage in the past three thousand years.