Children of Israel

The term Children of Israel (Hebrew: בניישראל, Benei Israel , B' nei Yisroel according to the pronunciation Ashkénaze) is one of the names most frequently employed in the Bible to indicate the Israélite S, i.e. those of the Hebrew which go down according to the tradition from the patriarch Jacob, named Israel after having triumphed over a mysterious adversary. In the language running, Enfants of Israel applies to the Juifs.

In the Jewish tradition

Twelve progéniteurs of the tribes of Israel

See also: Tribes of Israel

In the beginning, the children of Israel are the twelve wire of Jacob, from which the Twelve Tribes will descend. The Torah calls them sometimes " children of Jacob" , sometimes " children of Israël." After their arrival in the country of Goshen which assigned to them the Pharaon of Egypt, whose their brother Joseph is the Prime Minister, their descendants multiply prodigiously. They also are called " Children of Israël."

According to a Midrash, Jacob is tallest of the three patriarchs, because him only could generate a family of which all the members are virtuous: Abraham gave rise to Isaac and Ismaël which, although having finished its life like a Juste, was expelled of the tent of Abraham because of its bad influence on Isaac; Isaac gave rise to Jacob and Esaü, which became a hunter and sold his right of seniority to his junior. Only Jacob/Israel had wire which, after their internal struggles, emerged like a linked family, all of honest " Wire of Israël".

Exodus and beyond

In the Book of the Exodus, the Israélites are constantly called " Children of Israël" , in particular when God speaks with Moïse.

After the bursting of unified monarchy, the southernmost kingdom was known like the Royaume of Juda, while the septentrional kingdom (which included/understood the territory of ten of the twelve tribes) preserved the name of Royaume of Israel. However, " Israël" also continued to indicate the twelve tribes.

Christianity

Following the rejection of Jesus by the Jews, of many Christians based themselves on the New Testament to declare the " new Israël" or the " Israël" truth; ( verus Israel ) which would have replaced the " Children of Israël". This belief, called the Supersessionisme, was enough widespread to appear in the declaration of faith which the Christian doctor in the Kuzari makes.

Many colonists Européen S of the Nouveau World regarded themselves as the heirs to these old tribes, this is why they named their children and of many cities according to the Bible. This belief is still present in certain Christian movements, like the Église of Jesus-Christ of the Saints of the Last Days.

Islam

Other occurrences

There exists a ethno-monk group in Afghanistan which names Bnei Israel , or Bani Israel . This group is called in French '' Pashtoun ''. Certains Pashtounes says to kill patriarchs from the " ten tribes perdues" Kingdom of Israel off-set by the Assyrie NS.
Certains groups among the Juifs in India is also called Bene Israel.

See too

Jewish S
Jew S
Pachtounes
People elected
Israeli
Shavei Israel

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