1) "The expression The Holy Land (Hebrew: ארץ הקודש, Standard Éreẓ haQodeš Tiberian ʾÉreá¹£ haqQāḏēš ; Latin: Terra Sancta ; Arabic: الأرض المقدسة, al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah; Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar'a Qaddisha) generally refers to the historic geographical region of Israel. It concerns the areas that hold significant religious importance to the three monotheistic Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Part of its sanctity stems from the religious significance of Jerusalem and its importance as the Land of Israel. The Crusades were launched on the pretext of recovering the Holy Land from the Muslims. More recently, the region is at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Land 2) "The Four Holy Cities is the collective term in Jewish tradition applied to the cities of Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, and Safed - Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual homeland of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE. - Hebron is the burial place of the Jewish patriarchs. - Safed came to be regarded as a holy city after the influx of Jews following the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 and became known as a center of kabbalistic scholarship. - Tiberias was significant in Jewish history as the place where the Jerusalem Talmud was composed and home of the Masoretes, but its status as a holy city is due to the influx of rabbis who established the city as a center for Jewish learning in the 18th and 19th centuries. Of the Four Holy Cities for Judaism, two are holy cities to other Abrahamic religions as well. Islam and Christianity both regard Jerusalem as holy and Islam also reveres Hebron as well as the burial site of Abraham." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Holy_Cities