| Name | Language (pronunciation) | Earliest use |
|---|---|---|
| Canaan | he: כְּנַעַן | 18th century BCE ? |
| gr: Χανααν | 3rd century BCE? | |
| ar: کنعان | 6th century CE ? | |
| Holy Land | he: ארץ הקדש (Eretz ha-Kodesh) | 12th century BCE ? |
| la: Terra Sancta | 1st century CE ? | |
| ar: الأرض المقدسة (al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah) | 6th century CE ? | |
| Land of Israel | he: ארץ ישראל (Eretz Yisrael, also ... ארץ Eretz Ha-Ivrim) |
12th century BCE [1] |
| Judea | he: יהודה (Yehuda) | 12th century BCE ? |
| gr: Ιουδαία | 3rd century BCE ? | |
| la: Provincia Iudaea | 1st century BCE | |
| Land flowing of milk and honey |
he: אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ (Eretz zavat halav udvash) |
6th century BCE [2] |
| Philistia | he: פלשת (Pəléšet), see | 10th century BCE ? |
| Palestine | gr: Παλαιστίνη Palaistinē | 5th century BCE [3] |
| he: פלשתינה (Palestina) | 2nd century CE ? | |
| la: Syria Palæstina | 2nd century CE ? [4] | |
| ar: فلسطين (Filasṭīn or Falasṭīn) | 6th century CE ? | |
| Outremer | (fr) | 11th century CE [5] |
| Rechenu | aeg: (R-h-n-u) | 18th century BCE ? |
| Zion | he: ציון | 6th century BCE ? |
- ^ Merneptah Stele
- ^ Ex.3:8
- ...
- ^ See Crusades and Kingdom of Jerusalem