English noun: Israelites | |||
1. | Israelites (group) the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) | ||
Synonyms | Hebrews | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chosen people, ethnic group, ethnos | ||
Domain category | Old Testament | ||