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chosen people vs Israelites

Israelites vs chosen people

chosen people and Israelites both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chosen people Yes No No No
Israelites Yes No No No
As nouns, Israelites is a hyponym of chosen people; that is, Israelites is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chosen people:
  • chosen people: any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
  • Israelites: the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
Other hyponyms of chosen people include Hebrews.
chosen people (noun) Israelites (noun)
any people believing themselves to be chosen by God the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
Difference between chosen people and Israelites

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