Holy Land

The Holy Land is an area in the Levant that is holy to Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism). The name roughly refers to the region of Palestine. Jews say God gave the Holy Land to them. This is where Jesus was born and lived. James, along with the others named "brothers" of Jesus, are said to have been Jesus' cousins. Several Crusades were fought there after the region came under Islamic rule in the 7th century.

Other websites

• "Description of the Holy Land" Archived 2019-03-17 at the Wayback Machine is an old map from the 1500s which shows the Holy Land when Jesus was alive

This short article about religion can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.