Monday, September 15, 2008

The Rambam on Eretz Yisrael


“We are commanded to take possession of the Land G-d gave to our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. We must not leave it to others or in desolation, as G-d told them: And you will take possession of the Land, for I gave the Land to you to possess. And you will settle the Land which I promised to your Fathers”...

“We may not relinquish the Land to any nation at any point in time. If any nation should flee the Land...we are commanded to conquer those cities and settle our tribes therein. Indeed, after we have destroyed the other nations, if our tribes should wish to leave the Land and go conquer other lands, they are not permitted to do so. This is because we were commanded to conquer the Land and live in it - and this applies throughout the generations.”

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