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Bani Isra'il

بَنُو إِسرَائيل
Definition

The Children of Israel — the descendants of Ya'qub (Israel). Their long story dominates the second half of Vol 1: Yusuf in Egypt, the enslavement under Pharaoh, Musa's mission, the exodus, the wilderness, and the entry into the Holy Land.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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