Bible Question: Are Israelites, Jews, and Gentiles, 3 different entities / groups?? |
Bible Answer: Jews or Hebrews or Children of Israel, are people with a lineage to Abraham and are usually called Jews. Israelites are usually Jewish but anyone that is a citizen of Israel is technically a Israelite or an Israeli. Gentiles are any one that does not have a lineage back to Abraham. At one time virtually all Jews practiced the Jewish religion and any one that did not was considered a Gentile however today many Jews (people with lineage to Abraham) do not practice or hold to the Jewish religion. |