It look like the Puritans brought the first idea of a Return to Zion.
John
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism
https://vimeo.com/283962016?fbclid=IwAR26QqH4gqUIyFIeD9rHLEFLw6a-H2hDyDhPuDfyrO-KObJHvbBe4D5l2xk
https://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Nurturing-Christian-Zionism-in-Colonial-America-467000
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