children of Israel
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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Shavuot is a Jewish festival beginning on Sunday that celebrates when the children of Israel received the Ten Commandments.
From BBC ● May 16, 2021
Once freed from bondage, the children of Israel had a purpose and a destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2018
“Moses and the children of Israel were oppressed just because they were different. God hears the cries of those suffering,” said Seawright, who preached at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2017
King, his voice booming, delivered a powerful 40-minute sermon that tied the civil rights struggles of African Americans with the inequalities the children of Israel suffered in Egypt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2015
Didn’t Moses lead the children of Israel out of the bloody hands of Pharaoh and into the Promised Land?
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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