The Israelites are the central people group of the Old Testament and are the ancient ancestors of Jews. According to the Old Testament, the Israelites...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your ...
Moses is the thirteenth century BC Jewish prophet, the first five books of the Old Testament author. Living a life of slavery in Egypt to lead the Israelites. Prepared to reach God flowing milk and honey - the land of Canaan (Palestine's ancient names, in the West Bank today, along the...
But the LORD God of Israel handed Sihon and all his people over to Israel. Israel defeated them and took possession of all the land of the Amorites who lived there.Good News TranslationBut the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the Israelites victory over Sihon and his army. So the ...
14God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.”15God also said to Moses, “Say this to the Israelites: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has ...
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace.Berean Standard BibleThen Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said:...
”The Hebrew word for“mixed multitude”is עֵרֶב (ereb), which means a mixture or a mingled throng of people. According to the rabbis, this mixed multitude consisted of Egyptians or other foreigners who joined the Israelites for various reasons, such as being their servants,...
God generates the plan, the mission, for Moses to rescue the Israelites from the suffering He has been observing. God commands Moses: “Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt” (Exodus 3:10). God has specifi...
Last week, in Parasha Re’eh, God set a blessing and a curse before the Israelites. The blessing was a result of obeying God’s commandments and the curse a result of forsaking them. In this week’s Torah portion, Moses instructed the nation of Israel in the appointing of judges (calle...
Today is Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Return, and today’s Torah portion is Vayeilech (Deuteronomy 31:1-30). It is the shortest parshah in the Torah at only 30 verses, and is part of Moses’ farewell to the Israelites as they all stand across the river Jordan from the Promised Lan...
At that time worship of Baal had so deeply affected the Israelites that, according to the Bible, in one of their habitations a public altar had been built at which offerings were made to Baal. A God-worshiping Israelite could not bear the sight; so he pulled down the altar one night....