- Israel (A people chosen by God)
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Israel (A people chosen by God)
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Israel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek Israēl, from Hebrew Yiśrā ēl 1. Jacob 2 2. the Jewish people 3. a people chosen by God • Israel adjective II. geographical name 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
CHOSEN PEOPLE — CHOSEN PEOPLE, a common designation for the people of Israel, expressing the idea that the people of Israel stands in a special and unique relationship to the universal deity. This idea has been a central one throughout the history of Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
chosen people — (often caps.) the Israelites. Ex. 19. [1525 35] * * * ▪ Judaism the Jewish people, as expressed in the idea that they have been chosen by God as his special people. The term implies that the Jewish people have been chosen by God to worship… … Universalium
Chosen people — Throughout history and even today various groups of people have considered themselves as chosen by a deity for some purpose such as to act as the deity s agent on earth. In monotheistic faiths, like Abrahamic religions, references to God (or… … Wikipedia
Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 … Universalium
Israel — Used for the twelve tribes, who trace their descent from Jacob, who was also called Israel (Gen. 32:28). After the one kingdom of the twelve tribes was separated into north and south, the northern kingdom from 924 to 721 BCE is called Israel, as… … Dictionary of the Bible
chosen people — noun any people believing themselves to be chosen by God • Hypernyms: ↑people • Hyponyms: ↑Hebrews, ↑Israelites * * * noun Usage: often capitalized C&P : a people that is considered or that considers itself to be chosen especially by God as his… … Useful english dictionary
chosen — In the OT certain individuals are ‘chosen’ (e.g. Moses, David) and certain groups (priests), but also the whole people of Israel are the chosen, the elect, people of the covenant (Deut. 7:6–9); in the NT the ‘chosen’ are members of the new… … Dictionary of the Bible
Israel — Israelites † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Israelites The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel. It corresponds to the Hebrew appellation children of Israel , a name by which together with the simple form Israel… … Catholic encyclopedia
GOD — IN THE BIBLE The Bible is not a single book, but a collection of volumes composed by different authors living in various countries over a period of more than a millennium. In these circumstances, divergencies of emphasis (cf. Kings with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Israel — This article is about the modern country. For other uses, see Israel (disambiguation). State of Israel … Wikipedia
