Shavuot on May 14, 1948 - Israel Becomes A Nation Again

 

Shavuot on May 14, 1948?

By Randy Nettles - https://www.raptureready.com/2026/05/19/shavuot-on-may-14-1948-by-randy-nettles/

On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations endorsed a plan to create separate Jewish and Arab states in Palestine. The British mandate over Palestine was scheduled to end on May 15, 1948, at which time the British troops would be evacuating the area. It had been in effect since 1920. See Mandate for Palestine – Wikipedia for more information.

“In anticipation of the end of the British presence in Palestine, David Ben Gurion (Israel’s first Prime Minister) called to order a historic meeting on May 14, 1948. After the assembled body sang the “Hatikvah,” the Jewish national anthem, Ben Gurion read Israel’s Declaration of Independence. For the first time in more than two thousand years, there was an independent Jewish state of Israel.” {1} When & Where In The Bible and Throughout History by E. Michael & Sharon Rusten

The next day, on May 15, 1948, Israel was attacked by five Arab nations: Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Though greatly outnumbered and outgunned, Israel miraculously defeated this Arab coalition by the end of the year and even gained more territory.

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