Israelites
Ancient Promised Land seekers
Israelites are the ancient Hebrew people descended from the patriarch Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel.
In biblical narrative, they were the twelve tribes who escaped Egyptian bondage, wandered the desert, and settled in Canaan.
The term appears in historical and religious contexts: The Israelites crossed the Red Sea.
Modern usage distinguishes Israelites (the ancient people) from Israelis (citizens of the modern state of Israel).
First Hebrew patriarch
- IsaacHebrew patriarch name
- JacobMale given name
- JosephCommon masculine given name
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
Aaron · Miriam · Joshua · Samuel · Saul · David · Solomon · patriarchs
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- AaronOld Testament priest
- PharaohEgyptian royal title
- plaguesMass outbreaks of disease
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
Red Sea · parting · wilderness · wandering · Sinai · Ten Commandments · manna · quail
Judaism's core scripture
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- mitzvahJewish law commandment
kosher · Shabbat · Hebrew · Passover · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · Sukkot · Purim
Ancient Semitic people
- CanaanitesAncient Near Eastern people
- PhilistinesAncient Canaanite coastal tribe
- AmoritesAncient Semitic people
- HittitesAncient Anatolian civilization
Midianites · Moabites · Egyptians · Assyrians · Babylonians · Persians · Samaritans · conquest
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descendantsThose who come after
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
customs · legacy · birthright · inheritance · tribes · clans · history · antiquity
Abraham
First Hebrew patriarch
Moses · Aaron · Miriam · Joshua · Samuel · Saul · David · Solomon · patriarchs · matriarchs
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
bondage · Red Sea · parting · wilderness · wandering · Sinai · Ten Commandments · manna · quail · pillar of fire
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
mitzvah · kosher · Shabbat · Hebrew · Passover · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · Sukkot · Purim · Hanukkah
Hebrews
Ancient Semitic people
- CanaanitesAncient Near Eastern people
- PhilistinesAncient Canaanite coastal tribe
- AmoritesAncient Semitic people
Hittites · Midianites · Moabites · Egyptians · Assyrians · Babylonians · Persians · Samaritans · conquest · warfare
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descendantsThose who come after
traditions · customs · legacy · birthright · inheritance · tribes · clans · history · antiquity · chronicles
- Biblical PeoplesHebrews, Hebrew, Jews, Canaanite, Philistine
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Ancient IsraelJerusalem, twelve tribes, Judea, Judah, Hebrews
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- Jewish HistoryHolocaust, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon
- Passoverseder plate, Passover, matzah, seder, charoset
IsraelitesEgyptians
North African Arab nation's people
Philistines · Canaanites · Pharaoh · Babylonians · Assyrians
Israelitespagans
Non-Abrahamic faith practitioners
idolaters · heathens · Canaanites · polytheists · nations
IsraelitesEgyptians
North African Arab nation's people
Pharaoh · taskmasters · Egyptian army · slavemasters · oppressors