Children of Israel
Jacob's twelve tribes
The Children of Israel are the Israelites—descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob, who was renamed Israel.
The phrase appears throughout the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament to designate the twelve tribes that trace their lineage to Jacob's sons: The Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea.
In religious and historical contexts, it refers to the ancient Hebrews collectively, emphasizing their covenant relationship with God and their identity as a chosen people.
- JacobMale given name
- JudaismReligion following Mosaic law
- Hebrew BibleJewish canonical scriptures
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- ExodusMass departure from a place
Canaan · Moses · Mount Sinai · Abraham · King David · Sinai · Ten Commandments · Ark of the Covenant · Torah · Sabbath · Covenant · Temple Mount · Promised Land · Holy Land · Passover · Diaspora · Galilee · Samaria
Children of Israelgoyim
Non-Jews, in Hebrew
Egyptians · Canaanites · Philistines · Pharaoh · pagans
children, child, Israel, Israeli, Israelite, Israelites, childish, childlike, childless