Israelites

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ancient people biblical people ethnic group religious community

The Israelites are the ancient Hebrew people who trace their origins to the patriarchs of the Hebrew Bible and became the foundational ethnic and religious community of Judaism.

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All labels observed (26)

Label Occurrences
Israelites canonical 137
Israelite 41
Children of Israel 22

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient people ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
religious community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Israelites ⓘ
surface form: Children of Israel

Hebrews ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ
surface form: People of Israel
ancestralTo Jews ⓘ
Samaritans ⓘ
capitalCity Jerusalem ⓘ
centralCovenant covenant with Yahweh ⓘ
centralSanctuary First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: First Temple

Tabernacle ⓘ
culturalLegacy foundation of Judaism ⓘ
influence on Christianity ⓘ
influence on Islam ⓘ
culturalPractice Passover ⓘ
surface form: Passover festival

Sabbath observance ⓘ
Temple sacrifice ⓘ
circumcision ⓘ
deity YHWH ⓘ
surface form: Yahweh
eponymousAncestor Jacob ⓘ
ethnogenesis ancient Near East ⓘ
keyLeader Joshua ⓘ
King David ⓘ
King Saul ⓘ
King Solomon ⓘ
Moses ⓘ
Elijah ⓘ
surface form: prophet Elijah

Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: prophet Isaiah

Jeremiah ⓘ
surface form: prophet Jeremiah

prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
surface form: prophet Samuel
legalSystem biblical law ⓘ
mentionedIn Assyrian inscriptions ⓘ
Babylonian inscriptions ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

New Testament ⓘ
originTradition Abraham ⓘ
surface form: patriarch Abraham

Isaac ⓘ
surface form: patriarch Isaac

patriarch Jacob ⓘ
politicalOrganization Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Israel

Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
surface form: United Monarchy of Israel

tribal confederation ⓘ
priestlyTribe Tribe of Levi ⓘ
primaryLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
region Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

historic Palestine ⓘ
surface form: ancient Palestine
religion Judaism ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ
royalTribe Tribe of Judah ⓘ
sacredText Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Torah ⓘ
scripturalSource Book of Exodus ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ
Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Books of Kings ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
surface form: Iron Age Levant

Late Bronze Age ⓘ
traditionalEvent Babylonian exile ⓘ
Exodus from Egypt ⓘ
Revelation at Mount Sinai ⓘ
surface form: Sinai revelation

conquest of Canaan ⓘ
division of united monarchy ⓘ
traditionalFounder Moses ⓘ
traditionalLaw Mosaic covenant ⓘ
surface form: Mosaic law

Torah commandments ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Canaan ⓘ
Eretz HaKodesh ⓘ
surface form: Land of Israel
tribalStructure Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ

Referenced by (245)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leviticus 23:23–25 → commandedTo → Israelites ⓘ
Jewish Temple → associatedWith → Israelites ⓘ
Ahinoam of Jezreel → ethnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
Patriarch Isaac → ancestorOf → Israelites ⓘ
Decalogue → revealedTo → Israelites ⓘ
Shema Yisrael → addressedTo → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: people of Israel
Joshua → centralPeople → Israelites ⓘ
subject surface form: Book of Joshua
Sons of Korah → ethnicity → Israelites ⓘ
Leviticus 23:26–32 → addressedTo → Israelites ⓘ
Moses’ farewell speeches → hasPrimaryAudience → Israelites ⓘ
Rehoboam → ethnicity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Surah Al-A'raf → mentions → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Children of Israel
Surah Yunus → mentions → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Children of Israel
Bathsheba → ethnicity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Surah Al-Isra → isAlsoNamedAfter → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bani Israil (Children of Israel)
Surah Al-Isra → mentionsCommunity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bani Israil
Shlomo → ethnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
Sarah → ancestorOf → Israelites ⓘ
Leviticus 23:33–43 → addressedTo → Israelites ⓘ
Surah Al-Qasas → mentionsGroup → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Children of Israel
Ark of the Covenant → usedBy → Israelites ⓘ
Aaronic priesthood → hasEthnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
King Davidic dynasty → hasEthnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
King Davidic dynasty → hasEthnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judeans
Book of Numbers → centralFigure → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Israelites
Jebus → conqueredBy → Israelites ⓘ
Ancient Israel → ethnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
First fruits (Bikkurim) → practicedBy → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Israelites
Surah Al-Jathiyah → mentions → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Children of Israel
Surah As-Saff → containsMentionOf → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bani Isra’il (Children of Israel)
Ibrahim → ancestorOf → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: BanuIsrael
Triumph of Religion murals → hasPart → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelites Oppressed
Shechem → culturalContext → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Yahwism → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Israelites
Yahwism → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Judahites
Ezekiel → nationality → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Israelites → alsoKnownAs → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Children of Israel
Israelites → alsoKnownAs → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: People of Israel
Pedaiah → isClassifiedAs → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Gad → associatedPeople → Israelites ⓘ
Gad → ethnicIdentity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Naphtali → ethnicity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Mattaniah → ethnicity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Simeon → ethnicIdentity → Israelites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Israelite
Jebusites → neighboringPeoples → Israelites ⓘ
Jebusites → conqueredBy → Israelites ⓘ
Revelation at Mount Sinai → involvesGroup → Israelites ⓘ
Revelation at Mount Sinai → witnessedBy → Israelites ⓘ
Hoshea → ethnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ
Coniah → ethnicGroup → Israelites ⓘ