出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/30 10:17 UTC 版)
Beta Israel (Hebrew: בֵּיתֶא יִשְׂרָאֵל - Beyte (beyt) Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EA: "Betä Əsraʾel", "House of Israel") also known as Ethiopian Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדֵי אֶתְיוֹפְּיָה: yehudei itiyopya, Ge'ez: "የኢትዮጵያ አይሁድዊ", ye-Ityoppya Ayhudi), are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires (Habesh or Abyssinia), nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray Regions.