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Definitions of israelite
  1. noun
    a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

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  2. noun
    a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
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  • david (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
  • numbers the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
  • aaron (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf
  • ruth a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
  • moses (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
  • joshua (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
  • joshua a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
  • saul (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
  • jericho a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
  • exodus the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
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