Israelites

Definitions of Israelites
  1. noun
    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)
    synonyms: Hebrews
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    type of:
    ethnic group, ethnos
    people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
    chosen people
    any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
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