israelites
part of speech
noun, plural (the Israelites; singular an Israelite)
meaning for a pupil
1) (Bible) The Israelites were the people of ancient Israel, the descendants of Jacob (also called Israel) and his twelve sons, whose story is told in the Hebrew Bible. tree →
2) An Israelite is one person of that people. tree →
sense in the lessons
In RE the Israelites are slaves in Egypt, led out by Moses in the Exodus, wander in the desert for forty years eating manna, and then settle in the Promised Land. They are the ancestors of the Jewish people. Today's citizens of the modern state of Israel are called Israelis, not Israelites. Phrases: the twelve tribes of the Israelites, lead the Israelites, the Israelites in Egypt.
examples
- Pharaoh made the Israelites build cities. tree →
- Moses led the Israelites across the Red Sea. tree →
- The Israelites ate manna in the desert. tree →
- God gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments. tree →
- The walls of Jericho fell when the Israelites shouted. tree →
- The twelve tribes of the Israelites came from Jacob's sons. tree →
note
Capital I. Plural noun as in the input. Trap: Israelites (ancient Bible people) vs Israelis (people of the modern country). Also called Hebrews in some stories.
In the corpora
- God parted the sea so the Israelites crossed on dry ground, and Pharaoh's army was drowned when the water came back.
- The Israelites wandered forty years in the wilderness before reaching the Promised Land, and they often grumbled.
- And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead.
- So they did unto all the Israelites that came thither in Shiloh.
- Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek; and the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel.
Trees and pragmatics
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