METULLAH — (Metulah; Heb. מְטוּלָה, מְטֻלָה), northernmost Israel village (moshavah). It stands on the Israel Lebanese border, on the hill chain connecting the Naphtali Ridge with the hermon massif and separating the Ḥuleh Valley from the Iyyon Valley in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Metullah — Metoula Metoula (he) מטולה Données générales Pays Israël … Wikipédia en Français
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Metula — Hebrew transcription(s) Hebrew מְטֻלָּה ISO 259 Mṭulla … Wikipedia
LEVITT, ESTHER — (1902–1986), agriculturalist. Born in Metullah, the granddaughter of one of the founders of the village, Levitt devoted herself to agricultural work on her farm. She joined the gedud ha avodah (Labor Legion) in construction, road paving, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mizpah in Gilead (Joshua) — For other places of this name, see Mizpah (disambiguation). The Mizpah ( watch tower; the look out ) is a region in Gilead, at the foot of Mount Hermon, inhabited by Hivites (Josh. 11:3, 8). The name in Hebrew here has the article before it, the… … Wikipedia
Geschichte der Israelischen Streitkräfte — Die Geschichte der jüdischen Streitkräfte in Palästina reicht weit in die Zeiten des osmanischen Reiches zurück. Lange vor der Staatsgründung Israels begann der Aufbau paramilitärischer Organisationen durch Vertreter der zionistischen Bewegung,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geschichte der Israelischen Verteidigungsarmee — Die Geschichte der jüdischen Streitkräfte in Palästina reicht weit in die Zeiten des osmanischen Reiches zurück. Lange vor der Staatsgründung Israels begann der Aufbau paramilitärischer Organisationen durch Vertreter der zionistischen Bewegung,… … Deutsch Wikipedia