israelites

• Substantiv, das die Angehörigen des alten Volkes Israel bezeichnet, das der biblischen Überlieferung nach von Abraham, Isaak und Jakob abstammt und als das von Gott erwählte Volk gilt, mit dem er einen Bund geschlossen hat (Exodus 19).

A noun referring to the ancient ethnic group descended from Abraham and Isaac, particularly through Jacob, considered in religious tradition as the chosen people of God with whom a covenant was made (Exodus 19).

Eigenname

1. Biblical peopleB2formal

   The ancient ethnic group claiming descent from the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (also called Israel); the nation chosen by God to receive divine revelation and enter into a covenant, as described in the Hebrew Bible.

   Biblisches Volk

   • The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years before reaching the Promised Land.
   • According to the Book of Exodus, the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt.
   • The covenant between God and the Israelites was established at Mount Sinai.

   Synonymeisrael