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Noun

1. 1
   plural of Israelite form-of, plural
2. 2
   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) wordnet

Synonyms

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hebrewshebrews

Example

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"Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt."

Related phrases

book of joshua

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