Bible Question: Was Abraham a jew? |
Bible Answer: Abraham was not a Jew. He was the father of many nations. abraham was singled out because he believed God. God told him to leave his home [Babylon in the city of Ur] and was directed to the Promised Land which would be given to his descendants. He was given a promised child: Isaac who also begat two sons Esau and Jacob. Jacob received the promise and had 12 sons. His twelve sons received the promise. In a round about way the twelve sons became twelve tribes which eventually went into captivity in Egypt. These sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Napthali,Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher,Joseph and Benjamin. Because of things that were done by Reuben [the first born], [Simeon and Levi] the second and third born, they were eliminated from the special promise that Messiah would come from their family line and tribe. This brings us to the tribe of Judah. So, the Messiah would come from the specific family line of Judah.."the Lion of Judah". When Moses took them out of Egypt God told him to divide the land of promise by the tribes...and so, when Joshua brought them into the Promised Land, the tribes each took designated territories. The tribe of Judah was given a large part of the southern part of Palestine. Eventually they demanded a king. God first gave them Saul, then David the great King who was of the tribe of Judah. The promise of the Messiah was narrowed down his specific family line. His son, Solomon was given many blessings and was noted for his wisdom but his weakness for women caused him to compromise his comittment to God and after his death the Lord caused a civil war which split the country into two. The north was called Israel and the south was called Judah. Israel went into captivity about 150 years before Judah went into captivity by Babylon and 70 years later returned. Only those taken in the Babylonian captivity returned...these because they came from "Judah" became known as "Jews" after that time. I hope this is helpful.Itiswritten. |
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