Promised Land
Map showing the borders of the Promised Land, based on Bible. (Genesis 15).
Map showing one interpretation of the borders of the Promised Land, based on God's promise to Abraham (Genesis 15).
The Promised Land (Hebrew: הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ha'aretz hamuvtakhat; Arabic: أرض الميعاد, translit.: ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey") is very important in the Hebrew Bible. It is the land that God promised to Abraham and his descendants. Nowadays, it refers to the restored homeland for the Jewish people, a path to salvation and liberation, or both.
Promised Land Media
Dubious expansive interpretation claiming the Nile and Euphrates as the river boundaries of the original promise to Abraham in Genesis 15 HE.
Estimated borders based on biblical interpretation of Numbers 34 HE and Ezekiel 47 HE.
Exhibition From Floris to Rubens Master drawings from a Belgian private collection
