What is the significance of Palestine as “the Holy Land”?

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“The Holy Land,” a term often used to refer to Palestine, is held sacred among Jews as the land promised to them by God and the place where God dwells; among Christians as the location of Jesus Christ’s birth and Resurrection; and among Muslims as the site where Muhammad ascended to heaven to meet God.