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Israel is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.

Israel or Izrael may also refer to:

In religion:

• Israel (Bible) or Jacob, a Biblical patriarch
  • Children of Israel (in Hebrew: Am Israel), the collective name for the Jewish people
• Kingdom of Israel, the kingdom established by Israelites (1020 BCE - 722 BCE)
  • Land of Israel, the land of the Israelite Kingdom
• One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, or Israel in Christian liturgy

In other people:

• Israel (name), a given name and family name
• Israel (Bishop of Caucasian Albania), bishop of Caucasian Albania in the latter part of the seventh century
• Israel (singer) (born 1983), Australian singer
• Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole, a Hawaiian singer
• Israel of Axum, Emperor of Ethiopia in the sixth century

In music:

• "Israel" (song), a 1981 song by Siouxsie & the Banshees
• Izrael (band), a Polish reggae band
• "Israel", a jazz composition by John Carisi

In other uses:

• Israel, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States

See also

• Twelve Tribes
• Israelites
• Israelis

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