en_obs-tn/content/09/01.md

After Joseph died

This begins a new event. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)

his relatives

This refers to a social relationship—all the people who were related to him by birth or marriage. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-possession)

They were called the Israelites

The people group that descended from Jacob was called “Israel,” which is the name that God gave to Jacob. The people from that group were called “Israelites.”