>> America was considered to be like a new Israel by the Pilgrims. The OT Bible was composed well before the birth of Christ. The state of Israel is a political entity founded in 1947.
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In addition, early pilgrims thought America would become the land where God's Kingdom of Heaven would finally be fulfilled as a concrete manifestation on the earth. I would have to agree. The Land of the Spirit of Liberty.
"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty".