The name Palestine is given to the region spreading from eastern Mediterranean coast to the Jordan Valley to the area covering Galilee Lake in the north and southern Negev Desert.

Modern name for palestine. The term Palestine is believed to be a derivative of the Egyptian and Hebrew word peleshet which means migratory The term was used to describe an Aegean people who came to the region in 12th century BCE and conquered the Mediterranean coastline now known as Gaza. This Greek-cum-Latin name for the region was later adopted by the Arabs who conquered the area in the 7th century and thus the Arabic name for the region Falestin was born. As one of the longest continually inhabited.

Today Palestine theoretically includes the West Bank a territory that divides modern-day Israel and Jordan and the Gaza Strip land bordering modern-day Israel and Egypt. The word Palestinian has its roots in a Hebrew word meaning Philistine Until Israel was re-established as a nation in 1948 Palestine was the term for the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Much of this land is now considered present-day Israel.

The modern Palestinian movement has retained this name from the time of the British Protectorate. The origin of this word lies in âœPleshethâ Â This is a name appearing frequently in the Bible and have started being known as âœPhilistineâ in. For example in the Bible the Holy Land is almost always called the Land of Canaan after the Canaanite peoples who lived there before the Jews although the Jews lived there for 850.

Since Palestine included both modern day Israel and Jordan both Arab and Jewish residents of. For the article summary see Palestine summary. Scholars believe the name Palestine originally comes from the word Philistia which refers to the Philistines who occupied part of the region in the 12th century BC.

The name Palestine was no longer used as the official name of an administrative unit under the Ottomans because they typically named provinces after their capitals. Arab people who call this territory home are known as Palestinians. The word Palestinian was applied to anyone living in that area.

In some instances of modern Hebraization the traditional Palestinian Arabic place name was preserved in the modern Hebrew despite there being a different Hebrew tradition regarding the name as in the case of Banias and where in classical Hebrew. This usage dates back to several centuries before Christ. Eretz Yisraʾel Philistia Syria Palaestina Below is the full article.