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1 | Where and when did Gentiles originate? | Bible general Archive 4 | homer4v | 207803 | ||
Abraham was an Hebrew,which comes from the word 'eber'meaning 'from across the river'. Abraham's nephew Lot, was also a Hebrew. Abraham then begat Isaac, who naturally was Hebrew also. However, neither of them, nor Lot were Jews. Why? Judah hadn't been born yet. Then Isaac begat Jacob whose name was changed to Israel. Israel(Jacob) had 12 sons who, today, have become nations as numerous as the sands of the sea and the stars of the sky. All 12 sons were Israelites(born of Jacob, who was Israel).Only those of his son Judah were of Judah,i.e."Jews". The other 11 tribes were of Israel, but not of Judah. Not all Hebrew's are Israelites.(Lot and his family for example). Not all Israelites are Jews. Most aren't. 11 of the 12 tribes aren't. Only those of Judah. The 11 tribes are both Israelites and Hebrews, but not Jews. | ||||||
2 | Where and when did Gentiles originate? | Bible general Archive 4 | Jim Estes | 208098 | ||
Hi homer4v, I think you may be right about Jews being from the House of Judah in modern times, but not in Bible scripture. The name “Jew” is now defined three ways: 1. The Israelite people as they descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This definition is not scriptural. 2. A descendant of the patriarch Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. This definition is also not scriptural, except to say that they would be Jews as members of the kingdom of Judea. 3. A subject of the kingdom of Judah, or Judean. This is the definition of Jew(s) found in numerous scriptures, including the first scripture to use the term “Jews”. After King Solomon, the nation of Israel was broken, by God, into two nations, Israel and Judea. The 10 tribe northern kingdom of Israel was also called “Ephraim”, after the second son of Joseph, and “Samaria”, after the capitol city. The southern kingdom of Judah was also referred to as “Jerusalem” and the “Jews.” When God made the covenant with Abraham, it was twofold: 1 – He would be the father of many nations and his descendants would be as numerous as the stars or the sand of the sea, too numerous to count; and 2 – In his seed all the nations of the earth would be blessed. This is the promise of the Messiah or Christ. The promise of “many nations” was a birthright promise, which went to the sons of Joseph and later to the northern kingdom of Israel. The promise of the Messiah went to Judah, the southern kingdom. The first use of the term “Jews” in the Bible is found in II Kings 16:6. King Rezin of Syria recaptured Elath from the Jews. King Rezin had waged war against Jerusalem with his ally, King Pekah of Israel! So here you see Israel at war against the Jews! When the kingdoms were divided, God gave to Judah the tribe of Benjamin, so “that David My servant may always have a light before Me in Jerusalem . . .“ Also, many of the tribe of Levi, the priests, moved to Judea because they were replaced by the King of Israel in their priestly duties. These individuals were also referred to as “Jews” because they lived in Judea. There were individual members of other tribes which fled Israel for Judea. These were individuals and not tribes. Judean consisted of two tribes, Judah and Benjamin. Both the tribes of Levi and Simeon were scattered among all the other tribes. Simeon was not absorbed by Judea as some contend. Their land was, but not the tribe itself. When the Judeans (Jews) returned from captivity, as recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah, there were only those from Judah, Benjamin and Levi. The northern kingdom of “Israel”, the heads of which are the birthright holders, are not Jews and are never referred to as such in the Bible. Israel was carried off into captivity by the Assyrians and fell below the historian’s radar. There were only 7,000, yet they would grow to be as numerous as the stars and a group of nations. Later, Judea was carried off into captivity to Babylon. They returned 70 years later and rebuilt the temple. Their descendants are recognized today as Jews. Thus, modern Israel is Ancient Judea, not Ancient Israel. Judea and Israel are yet to be reunited. Where is Ancient Israel today? See Genesis 48 and 49 and Genesis 17:4-6. Your Brother in Christ, Jim |
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