the congregation of Israel

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The congregation of Israel refers to the collective body of the Israelite people as a worshiping and covenant community before God in the Hebrew Bible.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
community of Israel 1
the congregation of Israel canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
collective noun
religious community
alsoCalled assembly of Israel
linked to: Am Yisrael

community of Israel
appearsIn Prophets
Torah
Writings
associatedWith Israelites
people of Israel
centralEventAssociation Exodus from Egypt
Sinai covenant
linked to: Mosaic covenant

wilderness wanderings
centralInstitutionAssociation later Jerusalem temple
tabernacle
definedBy covenant with YHWH
governedBy Mosaic law
linked to: Mosaic Law
hasCollectiveResponsibility maintaining ritual purity
obedience to God
observing Sabbaths and festivals
hasContext Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

ancient Israelite religion
hasReligiousFunction celebrating festivals
corporate worship
offering sacrifices
participating in covenant ceremonies
receiving divine law
hasRole covenant community before God
worshiping community before God
hasTheologicalSignificance chosen people
holy nation
kingdom of priests
influenced Christian theological ideas about the people of God
later Jewish concepts of community
languageOfTerm Hebrew
membershipBasis descent from the patriarchs
participation in covenant signs
refersTo the collective body of the Israelite people
relatedBiblicalTerm qahal Yisrael
‘edah Yisrael
linked to: Am Yisrael
relatedConcept covenant people
people of God
scripturalTradition Judaism
timePeriod biblical period of ancient Israel

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psalm 75 addresses the congregation of Israel
congregation of Israel alsoCalled community of Israel
subject linked to: the congregation of Israel
linked to: the congregation of Israel