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+ | '''Palestina''' is the [[Latin]] short-form of the name "[[Syria_Palaestina#Late_Roman_Period_II_135.E2.80.93220_CE|Syria Palaestina]]". | ||
- | # The [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], taken collectively; that is, the region occupied by [[Israel]] and under the jurisdiction of the [[Palestinian]] Authority. | + | '''Palestina''', '''Palestine''', and '''Philistia''', are alternate Bible names for the land of the [[Philistines]] in {{bibleref|Exodus|15:14|KJV}}, {{bibleref|Isaiah|14:29-31|KJV}}, {{bibleref|Joel|3:4|KJV}}, {{bibleref|Psalm|60:8|KJV}}, {{bibleref|Psalm|87:4|KJV}}, {{bibleref|Psalm|108:9|KJV}}. |
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+ | It is also the name of several places, mostly in [[Latin America]]: | ||
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+ | * [[Palestina de Goiás]], [[Brazil]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina, Alagoas]], [[Brazil]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina, São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina, Huila]], [[Colombia]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina, Caldas]], [[Colombia]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina, Ecuador]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina de Los Altos]], [[Guatemala]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestina, United States Virgin Islands]] | ||
+ | * [[Palestine]], in some languages | ||
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Palestina is the Latin short-form of the name "Syria Palaestina".
Palestina, Palestine, and Philistia, are alternate Bible names for the land of the Philistines in Template:Bibleref, Template:Bibleref, Template:Bibleref, Template:Bibleref, Template:Bibleref, Template:Bibleref.
It is also the name of several places, mostly in Latin America:
- Palestina de Goiás, Brazil
- Palestina, Alagoas, Brazil
- Palestina, São Paulo, Brazil
- Palestina, Huila, Colombia
- Palestina, Caldas, Colombia
- Palestina, Ecuador
- Palestina de Los Altos, Guatemala
- Palestina, United States Virgin Islands
- Palestine, in some languages
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