# Talk:Palestine (region)

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During the same period, the Edomites were converted to Judaism. Should be changed to “Diring the same period, the Edomites fully assimilated.:
The reference provided does not state the Edomites were converted. If they converted, it was by their choice. Circumcision alone does not indicate a conversion as there was evidence of circumcision among the non-Jewish populations in the region:
Levin, Yigal (24 September 2020). "The Religion of Idumea and Its Relationship to Early Judaism". Religions. 11 (10): 487. doi:10.3390/rel11100487. ISSN 2077-1444.:
Wordsmatter101 (talk) 00:41, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done Perception312 (talk) 03:01, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

In the intro, for the first sentence, please add “in the southern Levant” before West Asia. 2600:382:2B23:2EFC:BC33:31AB:1BBE:E672 (talk) 23:05, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: No reason provided for the proposed change. Day Creature (talk) 00:04, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

The text created the wrong impressiin that the 2 main Jewish wars lead to all of the Palestine region/Land of Israel being emptied of Jews. True is that the various preceding kingdoms & provinces, which all are part of the topic at hand, at times encompassed the coast, Samaria, Galilee, parts of Transjordan (Peraea, Gilead, Gaulanitis), and in those parts the Jews were less or not affected by the Roman genocide. At least 2 of the 4 cited sources are not accessible online. Zissu's archaeological  conclusion however, which is accessible, clearly relates specifically to Judah, as in: the former tribal region of Judah + Simon & Benjamin, i.e. the territory centered on Jerusalem. The coast, Galilee and the Golan had an entirely different demographic evolution, and they too are very much part of the Palestine region/Land of Israel, being far from losing their Jewish population. So please, careful with historically shifting meanings of toponyms and gross generalisations. And with sources which sound very authoritative, but are out of reach and from which no direct quotes are being offered. Thanks, Arminden (talk) 11:36, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Pls read the definition of the territory defined as "ancient Judea" and dealt with by Zissu right at the beginning of his article (p. 17), which is also the opening chapter of the entire book. He's very clear. Arminden (talk) 11:52, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Description of suggested change: 
The text on this page asserts that Palestine is the birthplace of both Christianity and Judaism. "As the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, Palestine has been a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics." This is inaccurate.  Palestine did not exist when Judaism originated sometime around the 10th century in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Neither did Palestine exist when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which was then the kingdom of Judah and crucified in Jerusalem, which was then in the kingdom of Israel.
I suggest improving accuracy by removing the text "As the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity" while retaining the text "Palestine has been a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics." 
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~2025-31545-71 (talk) 02:21, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. NotJamestack (talk) 02:27, 6 November 2025 (UTC)
Editors without the extendedconfirmed grant can't participate in consensus forming discussions for articles like this covered by the WP:ARBECR restrictions. Different 'not done' options from Template:EEp are more appropriate, like |xy. Edit requests by non-EC people need to follow WP:EDITXY. This one appears to be asking for changes to the lead as if it is independent from the article body. That's not okay, per WP:LEAD, it's a summary of the body. If there is something wrong, it should be fixed in the body then summarized in the lead. And the requested change appears to be inconsistent with other information in the article and based on the temporary account's personal knowledge rather than reliable sources. Sean.hoyland (talk) 02:48, 6 November 2025 (UTC)
I have opened up a new discussion here. NotJamestack (talk) 16:17, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Did Palestine as a region exist before Judaism and Christianity, or after? NotJamestack (talk) 16:16, 6 November 2025 (UTC)