Israelites
Hebrew originThe Israelites multiply and suffer forced labour in Egypt; in Exodus 2 they groan in slavery after the king dies, and God hears their cry and remembers his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
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- First mention
- Exodus 1:1
Scripture references
- Exodus 1:1
These are the names of the Israelites who went with Jacob to Egypt, each of them went with his family:
- Exodus 1:7
But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific; they became so numerous and powerful that eventually the whole land was full of them.
- Exodus 1:9
'Look,' he said to his people, 'the Israelites are now more numerous and stronger than we are.
- Exodus 1:12
But the harder their lives were made, the more they increased and spread, until people came to fear the Israelites.
- Exodus 2:23
During this long period the king of Egypt died. The Israelites, groaning in their slavery, cried out for help and from the depths of their slavery their cry came up to God.
- Exodus 2:25
God saw the Israelites and took note.