| Lebanon |
a Middle Eastern country on the eastern Mediterranean coast north of Israel. |
| Levant |
the lands bordering or near the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, including Turkey, Syria, Israel, and Lebanon (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| Levi |
according to the Old Testament, the son of Jacob and Leah from whom one of the twelve tribes of Israel is descended. [1/2 definitions] |
| lost tribes |
the ten tribes of ancient Israel that were taken into captivity in Assyria and apparently never returned. |
| Manasseh |
a tribe of Israel descended from him. [1/2 definitions] |
| Micah |
according to the Old Testament, a minor prophet of Israel of the ninth century. [1/2 definitions] |
| Modern Hebrew |
the Hebrew language of post-Biblical times, esp. the language of modern Israel. |
| Nahum |
according to the Old Testament, a minor prophet of Israel of the seventh century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
| Palestine |
a Middle Eastern region on the land of ancient Canaan and modern Israel, including disputed territories on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip that are now governed by Israel; Holy Land. |
| sabra |
an Israeli citizen born in Israel. |
| Samaria |
the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, or its capital. [1/2 definitions] |
| Samson |
according to the Old Testament, a judge of ancient Israel famed for his great strength, of which he was deprived when the Philistine Delilah cut off his hair. |
| Samuel |
according to the Old Testament, a judge and prophet of Israel in the eleventh century B.C. who was instrumental in establishing Saul as the first king of the Jews. [1/2 definitions] |
| Saul |
according to the Old Testament, the first king of Israel, who ruled in the eleventh century B.C. and united the tribes in fighting their common enemies, esp. the Philistines. [1/2 definitions] |
| shekel |
the chief monetary unit of Israel, equaling one hundred agorot. [1/2 definitions] |
| shewbread |
in ancient Israel, twelve loaves of blessed unleavened bread offered to God every Sabbath by Hebrew priests in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle; showbread. |
| Simeon |
one of the twelve tribes of Israel descended from him. [1/2 definitions] |
| Solomon |
according to the Old Testament, the third king of Israel, who reigned in the tenth century B.C., was renowned for his wisdom, and built the first temple in Jerusalem. |
| Star of David |
a six-sided star composed of two interlaced equilateral triangles, long symbolic of Judaism and now the official symbol of the state of Israel. |
| West Bank |
an area in the Middle East between the west bank of the Jordan River and the eastern border of Israel, formerly part of Jordan and occupied by Israel in 1967. |
| Zephaniah |
according to the Old Testament, a minor prophet of Israel of the seventh century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |