The name is drawn from the biblical account of how Joshua's generation, which followed the one that fled Egypt with Moses, led the Israelites into the Promised Land.

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It would be sombre news indeed, not only for Mr Adams but for all those who have hoped and worked so long to lead Northern Ireland into the promised land of peace and compromise.

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The novel alludes to the hopes for redemption in the stories of the Jewish tradition: the journey into the promised land, the coming of the Messiah, the renewal of the covenant between God and his chosen people.

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But as the season moves into its final furlong, both clubs have serious ambitions of reaching the promised land.

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Promised Land is a movie about what happens before the drilling rigs and man camps rumble into town.

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