Israelites

Also known as Children of Israel, Ancient Israelites

thumb|Map of the territorial allotment of the Twelve Tribes of Israel before Dan moved next to Naphtali due to conflict with the [[Philistines, based on the Book of Joshua]]

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: Semitic people
Named after: Jacob
Languages spoken: Old Aramaic
Native language: Biblical Hebrew
Religion: Second Temple Judaism
Country: Kingdom of Israel
Location: Southern Levant
Image: Mosaic Tribes.jpg
Said to be same as: tribes of Israel

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Commons category: Israelites
topic's main category: Category:Israelites
native label: בני ישראל
indigenous to: Land of Israel
different from: Israelis
time period: ancient Israel and Judah

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

Etymology
Biblical timeline
Genesis of the Israelite people
Before the United Monarchy
During the United Monarchy
Division of Israel and Judah
Exilic period
Persian period
Historical timeline
Emergence of the Israelite culture
Early highland settlements in Canaan
Historicity of the United Monarchy
Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Wars with Assyria and Babylonia
Persian period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
Genetic studies and descendants
Modern Levantine groups with Israelite ancestry
Non-Levantine groups claiming Israelite ancestry
See also
External links
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading

thumb|Map of the territorial allotment of the Twelve Tribes of Israel before Dan moved next to Naphtali due to conflict with the [[Philistines, based on the Book of Joshua]]

The Israelites, also known as the Children of Israel, were an ancient Semitic-speaking people who lived in Canaan during the Iron Age. They are associated with Hebrews and spoke Biblical Hebrew, an archaic Hebrew language. In the biblical myth, the Israelites were divided into the Twelve Tribes of Israel and later formed the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

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