Jew, Jewish

Definition

Jews are people who are descendants of Abraham’s grandson Jacob. The word “Jew” comes from the word “Judah.”

• People began to call the Israelites “Jews” after they returned to Judah from their exile in Babylon.
• Jesus the Messiah was Jewish. However, the Jewish religious leaders rejected Jesus and demanded that he be killed.

(See also: Abraham, Jacob, Israel, Babylon, Jewish leaders)

Bible References

• Acts 2:5
• Acts 10:28
• Acts 14:5-7
• Colossians 3:11
• John 2:14
• Matthew 28:15

Examples from the Bible stories

• __20:11 The Israelites were now called Jews__ and most of them had lived their whole lives in Babylon.
• __20:12 So, after seventy years in exile, a small group of Jews__ returned to the city of Jerusalem in Judah.
• __37:10 Many of the Jews__ believed in Jesus because of this miracle.
• __37:11 But the religious leaders of the Jews__ were jealous, so they gathered together to plan how they could kill Jesus and Lazarus.
• __40:2 Pilate commanded that they write, “King of the Jews__” on a sign and put it on the cross above Jesus’ head.
• __46:6 Right away, Saul began preaching to the Jews__ in Damascus, saying, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3054, H3061, H3062, H3064, H3066, G24500, G24510, G24520, G24530, G24540