Originally Posted by
Theresej
So the argument that they were there first isn't really germain to the claim; the right to the land is solely based on God's promise to Abraham?
The children of Israel were not the first, but they were there before Islam existed as a religion. So, it is germane, but as I said, not the most important reason. However, as someone posted on another thread, ownership of land throughout history has been dependent on a group of people being able to take the land from the current owners and to keep it. Sometimes, a mediator distributes land ownership to settle disputes as in the case of the UN after WWII giving Canaan to Israel.
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death , but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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