Israelite Kingdom (8.0)

## Kingdom of Israel

The 4 stripes on each side of the flag represent the Jewish prayer shawl :the Tallit. The Star of David in the middle represents the Jewish people. The Calligraphy in the middle is the Hebrew prayer : Shema Yisrael.

### Motto

"Even as I walk the valley of death,I shall not fear for you are with me"

Emblem of the Monarchy

### Government

Constitutional Monarchy:Monarch is the Executive, Great Sanhedrin acts as the Legislature and the Judiciary institutes

### Independence

Discord- May 12th, 2020Server - June 7th, 2020

### Currency

Old Israelite Sheqel

**Israel** (also referred to as **The Israelite Kingdom**, **Kingdom of Israel**) is a nation which resides in Western Asia, on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean.
It was pre-claimed on the Krakow Accords by the Colenian St1chy (Kahane on discord) on May 12th, 2020, and was claimed manually by him on June 7th, 2020.

As of now, he is the only faction member

## Cities and Holy Sites

Judaism has a total of 4 holy cities: **Jerusalem, Hebron**, **Bethlehem**, **Tiberias**:

**Jerusalem**- Contains the most sacred place to Judaism: The Jewish Temple. Inside of it, there is the Ark of the Covenant and the Menorah.

**Hebron**- Contains the Cave of the Patriarchs, where it is believed that the fathers and mothers of the nation of Israel are buried.

**Safed**- The city where most Sepharadic rabbies and sages lived in. It is an important custom in Judaism to make pilgrimages to the tombs of these righteous men and women. The entire city is based around the color Blue, to symbolize the Techelet color in the Jewish Prayer Shawl, which symbolizes the Throne of God's location, the sky.

**Tiberias**- The place where the Parliament of the nation resides, The Great Sanhedrin. It is believed that only the righteous among the nation can live there.

## Symbolism

### The state's emblem:

The emblem of the Nation is based off of the Solomonic Dynasty's own coat of arms. Each of the Tribes of Israel is represented around the palm and myrtle branches (Which are based off of the Arava and Hadas) on escutcheon.The order of the tribes from right to left: Simeon, Dan, Asher, Issachar, Ephraim, Benjamin, Judah, Levi, Manasseh, Naphtali, Gad, Zebulun and Reuben.

The lion in the middle is the Lion of Judah, the symbol of both the tribe and the royal family. Under the lion there is the Hebrew writing for the biblical quote: "Your throne will be established forever" (2 Samuel 2:16) The lion holds the flag of the Israelites.

The throne is the Lion's Throne of Solomon, and on it sits a Menorah, and a Star of David carved into it. On top of the Throne is the Crown of the Monarch, a Torah scroll with the Word "Chai" (lit. The one who's alive) on the right and left sides of it, and the Hebrew letter Shin (ש) which stands for "Shaddai", one of the names of the God in Judaism.

The two archangels on each side of the throne are Michael and Gabriel. Gabriel,the archangel of religions is on the right side holding a Lulav, a symbol for Judaism, and a sword. Michael, the archangel which serves as the advocate of Israel, is on the left side holding a scale and a sword as well.

## Political Geography

The nation resides in the Southern Levant, in what was biblical Canaan. It hold the Plains of Philistia, Galilee, Dead Sea, Judean and Samarian Mountains, Plains of the Sharon, The Hauran, East bank of the Jordan, Lake Tiberias, and ancient Phoenicia.

The nation is comprised out of 12 "Mehozot" (districts in Hebrew), mimicked from the original 12 tribes of Israel:

Jerusalem Idumaea Phoenicia

Gilead Moab Galilee

Bashan Philistia Judea

Samaria Sharon Carmel

Israel, as of May 17th, does not hold any diplomatic relations, and neither borders any nation.