Expressions (A–Z)
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a land flowing with milk and honey
An epithet for the Land of Israel. An expression that conveys the fertility of t...
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a land of grain and wine
The Land of Israel. By extension: a fertile and blessed land.
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A land of streams of water
An epithet for the Land of Israel. In elevated or poetic language: a region of f...
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A land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and (date) honey
The seven species with which the Land of Israel is praised.
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A land whose stones are iron
A description of the land as blessed with rich metal mines.
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Abroad, Foreign Land, Overseas
Any place in the world that is not the Land of Israel.
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Af She'al
A political principle according to which it is forbidden to return areas of the...
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B
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Between the Sea and the Jordan
Figuratively: in the territories of the complete Land of Israel, including Judea...
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Blessed be He that established a widow's bounds! traditional greeting on seeing a Jewish settlement newly built in Israel.
A traditional blessing recited upon seeing a new settlement established in the L...
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Covenant between the Pieces / the Covenant of the Pieces
The name of the ceremony performed by our father Abraham by God’s command, at th...
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