the congregation of Israel

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The congregation of Israel refers to the collective body of the Israelite people as a worshiping and covenant community before God in the Hebrew Bible.

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Label Occurrences
the congregation of Israel canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
collective noun
religious community
alsoCalled assembly of Israel NERFINISHED
community of Israel NERFINISHED
appearsIn Prophets
Torah NERFINISHED
Writings
associatedWith Israelites NERFINISHED
people of Israel
centralEventAssociation Exodus from Egypt NERFINISHED
Sinai covenant NERFINISHED
wilderness wanderings
centralInstitutionAssociation later Jerusalem temple
tabernacle
definedBy covenant with YHWH
governedBy Mosaic law NERFINISHED
hasCollectiveResponsibility maintaining ritual purity
obedience to God
observing Sabbaths and festivals
hasContext Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
ancient Israelite religion
hasReligiousFunction celebrating festivals
corporate worship
offering sacrifices
participating in covenant ceremonies
receiving divine law
hasRole covenant community before God
worshiping community before God
hasTheologicalSignificance chosen people
holy nation
kingdom of priests
influenced Christian theological ideas about the people of God
later Jewish concepts of community
languageOfTerm Hebrew
membershipBasis descent from the patriarchs
participation in covenant signs
refersTo the collective body of the Israelite people
relatedBiblicalTerm qahal Yisrael NERFINISHED
‘edah Yisrael NERFINISHED
relatedConcept covenant people
people of God
scripturalTradition Judaism
timePeriod biblical period of ancient Israel

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Psalm 75 addresses the congregation of Israel