israelites

• 名词，指古代从亚伯拉罕、以撒、特别是雅各（以色列）传下来的族群，在宗教传统中被视为上帝拣选的子民，上帝与他们立约（出埃及记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).

专有名词

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.

   以色列人

   • 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.

   同义词israel