Israelites
Iron Age Hebrew tribal people in Canaan
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Summary
Israelites is a people[1]. They ranks in the top 2% of people entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,790 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Biblical Hebrew[3]
- Religion or worldview: Yahwism[4], Second Temple Judaism[5]
- Country: Kingdom of Israel[6], Kingdom of Judah[7]
- Instance of: historical ethnic group[8], peoples of the Quran[9], confederation[10], tribe[11]
- Named after: Jacob[12]
- Location: Southern Levant[13]
- Subclass of: Hebrews[14], Semitic people[15]
- Commons category: Israelites[16]
- Said to be the same as: tribes of Israel[17]
- Significant event: Israelite highland settlement[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Israelites[19]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Biblical Hebrew[20], Old Aramaic[21]
- Present in work: The Israelites in the Desert[22], The Israelites after Crossing the Red Sea[23], Israelites collecting Manna[24]
- Native label: בני ישראל[25]
- Different from: Israelis[26]
- Indigenous to: Land of Israel[27]
- Time period: ancient Israel and Judah[28]
Why It Matters
Israelites has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] They is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]