Genesis 15:18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates- 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
But how do Ashkenazi European Jews come into the picture? Should the 40 Million Chinese Muslims also claim Saudi Arabia, based on conversion?
March 13, 2008
Palestinian mourners gather near the bodies of four Palestinians killed the day before by undercover Israeli Jews before their funeral in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2008
Friends and relatives mourn over the bodies of four Palestinians killed the day before by undercover Israeli Jews.
Israeli Jews take cover during a rocket warning siren in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A Palestinian woman reacts as she holds her children during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A woman mourns during the funeral for four Palestinian killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A Palestinian mourner cries during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2008.
A woman and children are seen during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A woman mourns during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A woman mourns during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A woman mourns during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Palestinian women react as they press up against a glass window to try and see the bodies of four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews during their funeral in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Thousands of Palestinian mourners pray during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A Palestinian stands beside the grave of Palestinian gunman Ali Abu Dhaim in a cemetery in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber March 13, 2008. Abu Dhaim, who killed eight Israelis in a seminary, has been buried in the dead of night, after a delay because of fears by Israeli Jew' worries tha he might receive a hero's funeral
A Hezbollah flag is seen as thousands of Palestinian mourners gather during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A Hezbollah flag flies over thousands of Palestinian mourners during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday March 13, 2008.
Palestinian women look on, during the funeral of four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Palestinians carry the body of a Palestinian killed by undercover Israeli Jews during a funeral in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2008.
A Palestinian woman reacts next to the bodies of four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews during their funeral in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Palestinian women react as they press up against a glass window to try and see the bodies of four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews during their funeral in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Palestinian women look on, during the funeral of four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Palestinian mourners pray during the funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2008.
A Palestinian mourner touches the body of a murdered Palestinian killed by undercover Israeli Jews before his funeral in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2008.
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, and Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, right, attend a ceremony for fallen soldiers whose place of burial is unknown, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
A Palestinian mourner gestures before a funeral for four Palestinians killed by undercover Israeli Jews in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 13, 2008.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir listens to a speech during the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Chadian President Idriss Deby listens to a speech during the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens to a speech during the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, March 13, 2008.