Israelites

Noun

Israelite (plural Israelites)

1. A native or inhabitant of
   • Celesliall brightnesse ceazed on his face,
     That did the wondring Israelites amaze,
     When he returned from that souereigne place,
     His browes encireled with splendidious rayes.1627, Michael Drayton, “Moses his birth and miracles”, in The Muses Elizium lately discouered, page 173
2. the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or
3. the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
4. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
5. A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite.
6. (historical) A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.

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