Eretz

Eretz (Hebrew: ארץ) is Hebrew for "land", "country" (with the definite article, HaAretz (Hebrew: הארץ, "the land")

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In particular, it may refer to:

HaAretz HaMuvtahat, the "Promised Land"
Eretz Israel, the Land of Israel
Haaretz, originally Hadashot Ha'Aretz "News of the Land", Israeli newspaper

See also

Am ha'aretz, "people of the land", i.e. "natives" or "pagans"

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