Islam VS Judaism On To Whom Did God Gave the Land of Israel?

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The Quran states that the Children of Israel are the true descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in:

Quran 7:133/137

وَأَوْرَثْنَا ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَـٰرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَغَـٰرِبَهَا ٱلَّتِى بَـٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۖ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ ۖ وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُۥ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْرِشُونَ ١٣٧

"And ˹so˺ We made the oppressed people successors of the eastern and western lands, which We had showered with blessings. ˹In this way˺ the noble Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel for what they had endured. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people constructed and what they established."

The Quran states that the Holy Land of Israel is the inheritance of the Children of Israel in

Quran 5:21يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَـٰسِرِينَ ٢١

"O my people (The Jewish People)! Enter the Holy Land (the Land of Israel) which Allah (God in arabic) has destined for you to enter. And do not turn back or else you will become losers.”

The "Quran" states that the Children of Israel are the Chosen People by God among all the Nations in

Quran 2:47 

"يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

"O Children of Israel! Remember ˹all˺ the favors I granted you and how I honored you above the others."

Quran 44:32

 وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٣٢

"And indeed, We chose the Children of Israel knowingly above all others." The Quran also states the Promise made by God to bring the Jewish People (Children on Israel - Jacob) back to the Land of Israel at the end of times:

Quran 17:104

وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ

لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًۭا

"And We said to the Children of Israel after Pharaoh, “Reside in the land, but when the promise of the Hereafter comes to pass, I We will bring you all together

Compiled by Rabbi Moshe Perets

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