What are 3 fun facts about Israel?

Fun Facts About Israel

• Israel is the only country in the world that has more trees today than it had 50 years ago.
• Israel has more museums per capita than any other country, including the world’s only one underwater.
• Voicemail technology was developed in Israel.

What are 10 interesting facts about Israel?

Israel is the third country in the world to consume chocolate per capita. Israel is the only country in the world that has succeeded in reviving a dead language and using it as a national language. Israelis consume more fruits and vegetables relative to the population than any other nation in the world.

What dies the word Israel mean?

Jewish: from the Hebrew male personal name Yisrael ‘Fighter of God’. In the Bible this is a byname bestowed on Jacob after he had wrestled with the angel at the ford of Jabbok (Genesis 32:24–8).

What does Israel mean to God?

Hebrew. Meaning. ‘God Contended’, ‘Wrestles with God’, ‘Triumphant with God’

What does Jacob say to Bella in New Moon?

Trivia (71) Just before Jacob almost kisses Bella, he says “Kwop kilawtley,” which means “stay with me forever” in Quileute.

What are the top 3 interesting facts about Israel?

2. Israel has the highest concentration of high-tech and startup companies (over 3,000) in the world outside of the United States. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world for woman and people over 55, and the third highest in general overall. 3. Israel is a world leader in the invention of new technologies.

What are the pros and cons of living in Israel?

1. Israel’s $100 billion economy is larger than all its abutting neighbors combined. It has the highest standard of living in the Middle East. It also has the highest per capita home computer ownership. 2. Israel has the highest concentration of high-tech and startup companies (over 3,000) in the world outside of the United States.

Where is Israel in the world?

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia. It has an area of 20,770 square km. Jerusalem is its capital and largest city. Hebrew is the official language of Israel and New shekel (₪‎) (ILS) is its official currency. Its shares its land border with four countries ( Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt .)

What is the history of Israel?

Israel is the only country in the world that has the same name, is located in the same land and speaks the same language as it did 3,000 years ago. Most of the Jews were forced by the Romans into the Diaspora (exile) after the destruction of King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E. But the Jewish people did not all leave.