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== Government ==

== Government ==

Ancient Israel, as described in the [[Old Testament]], was a nation-state that was not utilized again until thousands of years later, well after the Renaissance in Western Europe, and is now the standard nearly worldwide.

Ancient Israel, as described in the [[Old Testament]], was a [[nation-state]] that was not utilized again until thousands of years later, well after the Renaissance in Western Europe, and is now the standard nearly worldwide.

The separation of powers adopted successfully by the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1787, with the legislative, executive, and judicial branches having separate authority and jurisdiction, was first described in the Old Testament.

The separation of powers adopted successfully by the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1787, with the legislative, executive, and judicial branches having separate authority and jurisdiction, was first described in the Old Testament.