Children of Israel

Children of Israel, or B'nai Israel, or Bani Isra'il, or other transliterations from Hebrew or Arabic, may refer to:

  • Jews as a people, or Am Yisrael
  • Israelites, an ancient Semitic-speaking people who emerged in Canaan during the Iron Age
  • B'nai Israel, the name of several Jewish communities and synagogues
  • Bani Israël, a village in Senegal
  • Bani Israël (Bignona), another village in Senegal
  • Banu Israil, a Muslim community of Jewish origin in India
  • Bene Israel, a historic community of Jews in India
  • Ben-Israel or Ben-Yisrael, a Hebrew surname
  • Beni Israel Cemetery, or B'nai Israel Cemetery, in Eudora, Kansas, United States
  • Al-Isra', also known as Banī Isrāʾīl, the 17th chapter of the Quran
  • Bukharan Jews, or Bnei Israel, a historic community of Israelites in Central Asia
  • Isawa (sect), also known as the Bani Isra'ila, an Islamic sect in Nigeria
  • Samaritans, or Benai Yisrael, an ethnoreligious group originating from the Hebrews and Israelites of the ancient Near East

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