what was the land of israel called before 1948

Before 1948, the land of Israel was known as Palestine. It was a geographical region located in the Eastern Mediterranean, bordered by modern-day Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon, and part of the broader area known as the Levant. The land was under the control of various empires, such as the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and eventually the Islamic Caliphate and the Ottoman Empire. Palestine was home to a diverse population of Arabs, Jews, and Christians, as all groups had religious ties to the area, especially the city of Jerusalem. The British Mandate controlled the region from 1920 to 1948, and in 1948, the State of Israel was established, marking the end of British rule in Palestine.