Holy Land
a name generally given among modern peoples to Palestine, the scene of the Christ's birth, ministry, and death. It is first applied in Zech. ii: 12.
Elis, a kingdom of ancient Greece, was also so named. Here was the temple of the Olympian Zeus, and sacred games were held every four years. Arabia is so named by Mohammedans because Mohammed was born there. The Buddhists of China call India the Holy Land, because it was the country of Sakya Muni.