From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Children of Israel (بنى إسرائيل) are mentioned in the Quran when referring to the Israelites. According to Islamic belief, the twelve tribes of Israel are the descendents of Yaqub (Jacob, also known as Israel), who was the son of Isaac. This category is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Living Creation Sentient Creation Human Historic People Children of Israel (بنى إسرائيل)

Quranic Concept Children of Israel بنى إسرائيل Translation Children of Israel Transliteration banī is'rāīl Parent category Historic People

Children of Israel are referred to in verse (2:40) of chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow):

Sahih International: O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.

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Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept children-of-israel:

(subclass children-of-israel historic-people)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (41 occurances)
• Israelites - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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