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Meaning of ISRAELITES

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 Definition: [n]  (Old Testament) 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)
 
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 Synonyms: Hebrews
 
 See Also: chosen people, ethnic group, ethnos

 

 

 

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