Both in the Torah and in our birkat hamazon blessings after a meal, Eretz Yisrael is referred to as "the good land".

In a literal sense this is a reference to the material qualities of the Land, just as the other titles of "desirable" and "expansive" mentioned in our blessing after meals pay tribute to those qualities. But "good" is far more encompassing than those other titles and certainly includes the spiritual advantages which Eretz Yisrael offers its inhabitants.

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