israelites

• Nom désignant le peuple issu des douze tribus descendant d'Abraham, d'Isaac et de Jacob, considéré dans la tradition biblique comme le peuple élu de Dieu avec lequel il conclut une alliance.

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).

nom propre

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.

   Israélites (peuple biblique)

   • 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.

   Synonymesisrael