Israelite — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Descendant of the 12 sons of Israel (the name God gave to Jacob, Gn 32:28). As the sons of Abraham, they are distinguished from the Ishmaelites (descended from Abraham by Hagar his concubine), and as sons of Isaac, from the Edomites (descendants of Esau), by having Jacob as their ancestor. They lived in Egypt from the time of Joseph until the exodus, when God led them into Canaan to fulfill his promise to Abraham (17:8).

Show passage in OET: GEN 32:28

OET-RV GEN 32:28

28 “You won’t be called Ya’akov anymore,” the man said, “but you’ll be ‘Yisrael’ (Israel) (which means ‘he struggled with God’), because you have struggled with God and with men, and you won.”

OET-LV GEN 32:29

29  And_he/it _said not Yaˊₐqoⱱ it _will _be _called again name _of_your if/because (if) Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because you _have _struggled with god and_with people and_you _have _prevailed.

Show passage in OET: GEN 17:8

OET-RV GEN 17:8

8 I’ll give this land that you’re staying in—the entire region of Kena’an (Canaan)—to you and your descendants as a permanent possession, and I’ll be their god.”

OET-LV GEN 17:8

8 And_I _will _give to/for_yourself(m) and_to_offspring _of_your after_you DOM the _land _of your(pl)_sojournings _of_your DOM all _of the _land _of Kənaˊan/(Canaan) to_a _possession _of perpetuity and_I _will _be to/for_them (into)_god.

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God led the Israelites out of Egypt, through the wilderness, and into the land of Canaan that he had promised them. They were ruled by judges, kings, and conquerors from other countries. In 722 BC the northern kingdom was conquered by Assyria and became incorporated into that empire. After this time, “Israel” refers to members of the southern tribes, Judah and Benjamin. An “Israelite” was one who, religiously as well as politically, belonged to the remnant of the covenant nation of Israel.