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The term "Children of Israel" ( Hebrew : , Arab is one of the most frequently used names in the Torah and the Koran to refer to the Israelites, that is to say those of the Hebrews descended, according to tradition, the patriarch Jacob , renamed ("God fought at his side). In Jewish tradition, the term Children of Israel means the Jews, the latter being part of their offspring (notwithstanding the numerous mixing and conversions over the centuries of the diaspora).
The term "children of Israel" not to be confused with that of "citizens of Israel ": Israel means in the second term, a modern state, founded in 1948 , whose citizens are the Israelis , not Jews. Although founded by Jews with the aim of being a Jewish state , its citizens are not Jews - some Muslims , other Christians , and they are around 30% of the national population. Moreover, although many Jews feel a strong affinity with this country, they are not members.
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In Jewish tradition
The twelve tribes of Israel progenitors
Originally, the children of Israel are the twelve son of Jacob , which descend the Twelve Tribes. Torah sometimes called "children of Jacob," sometimes "children of Israel." After their arrival in the country of Goshen that has assigned the pharaoh of Egypt , one of them, Joseph , is the prime minister, their descendants multiplied prodigiously. They are also called "Children of Israel."
According to a midrash , Jacob is the largest of the three patriarchs , for he alone could lead to a family whose members are all virtuous Abraham gave birth to Isaac (Yitzhak in Hebrew which means "she laughs) and Ishmael to be a large progeny, including Mohammed , the prophet of Islam claim to be a direct descendant. Isaac gave birth to Jacob and Esau , who became a hunter and an evil man Exodus and Beyond In the Book of Exodus , the Israelites , Jews, are constantly referred to as "Children of Israel," especially when God speaks to Moses. After the breakup of the united monarchy, the southern kingdom was known as the kingdom of Judah , while the northern kingdom (which included the territory of ten of the twelve tribes) preserved the name of the kingdom of Israel. However, "Israel also continued to designate the twelve tribes. See also Ten Lost Tribes. Following the rejection of Jesus and the new Christian religion by Jews, many Christians based themselves on the New Testament to declare himself the "new Israel" or the "true Israel" (verus Israel) that would have replaced the "Children of Israel ". This belief, called the supercessionism , was sufficiently widespread to appear in the declaration of faith that makes Dr. Christian in the Kuzari. Many Christian settlers Europe 's New World saw themselves as the heirs of those ancient tribes, so they named their children and many cities by the Bible. This belief is still present in some Christian movements, such as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The term "Children of Israel" comes up very frequently in the Qur'an to designate the progeny of Ya'qub ( Jacob ) son of Ishaq ( Isaac ). Christianity
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