Editing Promised Land (section)

===Jewish interpretation===
The concept of the Promised Land is a central religious belief of the [[Jews|Jewish people]] and a key tenet of [[Zionism]], the Jewish national movement which established the [[Israel|State of Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewfaq.org/land_of_israel|title=The Land of Israel}}</ref><ref>
Compare:
{{cite book
 | last1 = Haberman
 | first1 = Bonna Devora
 | title = Rereading Israel: The Spirit of the Matter
 | date = October 2014
 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HAG5BQAAQBAJ
 | edition = reprint
 | location = Jerusalem
 | publisher = Urim Publications
 | publication-date = 2014
 | page = 151
 | isbn = 9789655242027
 | access-date = 8 November 2020
 | quote = Both Maccabean and modern Zionism seek to ensure the security of the Jewish People to exist, practice freely, and continue to develop our gifts to humankind.
}}</ref>

Mainstream Jewish tradition regards the promise made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as applying to anyone [[Who is a Jew?|a member of the Jewish people]], including [[Conversion to Judaism|proselytes]] and in turn their descendants<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.convert.org/Welcome_Converts.html|title=Conversion to Judaism Resource Center|access-date=13 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2025}}</ref> and is signified through the [[Brit milah|''brit milah'' (rite of circumcision)]].