Palestine , Region, Asia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...This article discusses mainly the geography and the history of Palestine until...Jordan , and West Bank . In the Bible, Palestine is called Canaan before...Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Hebron. Geography Palestines boundaries, never constant...wide. Outside these bounds were such biblical lands as Edom , Gilead , Moab , and...Palestine proper comprises three geographic zones: the depression northernmost...