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Contents                                                                                                                      1

Part I – The Importance of the Land

Introduction                                                                                                                5

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Introduction                                                              6

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Immigrant                                                                  7

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Agrarian                                                                    7

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Theocratic                                                                  8

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Ancestral Household                                                 13

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Prophetic                                                                   14

Six Biblical Land Ideologies – Royal                                                                         14

Borders                                                                                                                       15

Israel:  Ancient and Modern                                                                                       22

Part II – The Parashot

BERESHIT                             Genesis 1:1 – 6:8                                                         24

NOACH                                 Genesis 6:9 – 11:32                                                     26

LECH LECHA                       Genesis 12:1 – 17:27                                                   27

VAYERA                               Genesis 18:1 – 22:24                                                   27

CHAYE SARAH                   Genesis 23:1 – 25:18                                                   27

TOLEDOT                              Genesis 25:19 – 28:9                                                   28

VAYETZE                             Genesis 28:10 – 32:3                                                   29

VAYISHLACH                     Genesis 32:4 – 36:43                                                   31

VAYESHEV                          Genesis 37:1 – 40:23                                                   31

MIKETZ                                 Genesis 41:1 – 44:17                                                   31

VAYIGASH                          Genesis 44:18 – 47:27                                                 32

VAYECHI                             Genesis 47:28 – 50:26                                                 32

                                                Genesis – Summary                                                    33

SHEMOT                                Exodus 1:1 – 6:1                                                         35

VA’ERA                                 Exodus 6:2 – 9:35                                                       38

BO                                          Exodus 10:1 – 13:16                                                   38

BESHALACH                       Exodus 13:17 – 17:16                                                 39       

YITRO                                    Exodus 18:1 – 20:23                                                   39

MISHPATIM                                                 Exodus 21:1 – 24:18                                       39

TERUMAH                            Exodus 25:1 – 27:19                                                   40

TETZAVEH                           Exodus 27:20 – 30:10                                                 40

KI TISA                                  Exodus 30:11 – 34:35                                                 40

VAYAKHEL                                                 Exodus 35:1 – 38:20                                       40

PEKUDE                                Exodus 39:1 – 40:38                                                   40

                                                Exodus – Summary                                                     40

VAYIKRA                             Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26                                                    41

TZAV                                     Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36                                                    41

SHEMINI                               Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47                                                  41

TAZRIA                                 Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59                                                41

METZORA                             Leviticus 14:1 – 15:33                                                41

ACHARE MOT                     Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30                                                42

KEDOSHIM                          Leviticus 19:1 – 20:27                                                42

EMOR                                    Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23                                                43

BEHAR                                  Leviticus 25:1             – 26:2                                                  43

BECHUKOTAI                     Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34                                                45

                                                Leviticus – Summary                                                  45

BEMIDBAR                          Numbers 1:1 – 4:20                                                     46

NASO                                     Numbers 4:21 – 7:89                                                   46

BEHA’ALOTECHA              Numbers 8:1 – 12:16                                                   46

SHELACH-LECHA              Numbers 13:1 – 15:41                                                 46       

KORAH                                 Numbers 16:1 – 18:32                                                 49

CHUKAT                               Numbers 19:1 – 22:1                                                   49

BALAK                                  Numbers 22:2 – 25:9                                                   50

PINCHAS                              Numbers 25:10 – 30:1                                                 50

MATOT                                  Numbers 30:2 – 32:42                                                 50

MAS’EY                                 Numbers 33:1 – 36:13                                                 51

                                                Numbers – Summary                                                  52

DEVARIM                             Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22                                             53

VA’ETCHANAN                  Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11                                           54

EKEV                                     Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25                                         54

RE’EH                                    Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17                                       55

SHOFETIM                            Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9                                         57

KI TETZE                               Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19                                       58

KI TAVO                               Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8                                           58

NITZAVIM                            Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20                                         58

VAYELECH                          Deuteronomy 31:1 – 31:30                                         59

HA’AZINU                            Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52                                         60

VEZOT HA-BERACHAH    Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12                                          61

                                                Deuteronomy – Summary                                           61

Summary of Summaries                                                                                              62

Part III – Discussion

“Eretz Yisrael” Within Judaism’s Major Movements 63

The Implications of the Covenant                                                                              69

Intellectual Nationalism                                                                                              69

Demographic Analysis                                                                                                74

Conclusions                                                                                                                 80

Afterward                                                                                                                   81

References                                                                                                                  83

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