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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)


SynonymsHebrews


Broader (hypernym)chosen people, ethnic group, ethnos


Domain categoryOld Testament









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