Bani Isra'il
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In an Islamic context, Bani Isra'il (Arabic: بني إسرائيل Banī Isrā'īl "The children of Israel") (Biblical Hebrew: b'nei yisrael, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) refers to the children of Jacob.
It is also used to refer to:
- Descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob, including Joseph
- Ten Lost Tribes
- Twelve Tribes of Israel. In this context Israel refers to the prophet Yaqoub who was also known as Jacob and Israel. The twelve tribes are tribes that descended from him.
See also
[edit]- Surat Bani Isra'il or Al-Isra', chapter of the Quran
- Qubur Bani Isra'il, "Tombs of the Children of Israel" in West Bank
- Bani Israël, a village in Senegal
- Bene Israel, a community of Jews in India
- Banu Israil, Muslim community of India
- Ben-Israel
- B'nai Israel (disambiguation), various congregations
- Ben Yehuda (disambiguation)
- Bar Yehuda
- Ben-Israel
- Isawa (Nigeria), Islamic sect who called themselves Bani Isra'ila
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