israelites

• Существительное, обозначающее древнюю этническую группу, происходящую от Авраама и Исаака, особенно через Иакова, считающуюся в религиозной традиции избранным народом Бога, с которым был заключен завет (Исход 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).

proper noun

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.

   Библейский народ

   • 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.

   Synonymsisrael