Cortisol (or hydrocortisone) is the most important human glucocorticoid. It is essential for life, and it regulates or supports a variety of important cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, and homeostatic functions.he name glucocorticoid derives from early observations that these hormones were involved in glucose metabolism. In the fasted state, cortisol stimulates several processes that collectively serve to increase and maintain normal concentrations of glucose in blood.
Zionism and Israel - Encyclopedic Dictionary. Eretz Yisrael Definition. Eretz Yisrael - (Hebrew) Land of Israel; (modern) Jewish homeland to be established in the general area of Palestine. In Ottoman Turkish times, Eretz Yisrael and Eretz Hakodesh (the Holy Land) were used to designate the area surrounding Jerusalem and including areas from the Litani river in the north to modern Eilat.
The Arabah (Hebrew: ×Ö¸×¢Ö²×¨Ö¸×Ö¸×, HaAravah, lit. desolate and dry area; Arabic: ÙØ§Ø¯Ù Ø¹Ø±Ø¨Ø© â, WÄdÄ« Ê»Araba), known in Hebrew as Aravah, is a geographic name used with two different meanings in antiquity and in modern times.ast of the Arabah was the domain of the Nabateans, the builders of the city of Petra. Kibbutz Yotvata founded in 1957, was named for an ancient town in the area mentioned in the Bible. Kibbutz Lotan has a bird-watching center. The oldest moshav in the central Arava area is Ein Yahav.