ISRAEL, JEWS AND HEBREWS
By O. khodjo
Adam was NOT a Jew, Abraham was NOT a Jew, but he was an Hebrew, Hebrews are NOT Jews, Gentiles are NOT descendant from Jews or Israel, Jesus, Peter, and Paul WERE Jews.
First there was Adam and Eve. They and their descendants were not called Jews or Gentiles.
After the flood we have but three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japeth. Shem [Hebrew is "SM," no vowels in Hebrew writing).
Shem's linage goes like this: Shem begat Arphaxad, who begat Salah, who begat Eber. Eber or Heber is the forefather of all HEBREWS.
Eber (or Heber the Hebrew) then begat Peleg who begat Reu, who begat Serug, who begat Nahor, who begat Terrah and (Terah begat Abram whose name God changed to Abraham Gen. 17:5.)
So far we can see that Abraham was of the line of Eber/Heber, and is a Hebrew, but He is NOT a Jew, because as of this time there were still NO Jews in the world.
Abram (whose name God changed to Abraham) begat Isaac. Isaac, therefore was an Hebrew from the line of Eber/Heber, the Hebrew.
Next Isaac's wife Rebekah had twins: Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:19-26). And so Esau and Jacob were also Hebrews, but not Jews or Gentiles, because NO ONE at this time in History was called a Jew or a Gentile.
Next Jacob's name was changed by God to the name Israel (Gen. 32:28).
Now we come to Jacob's children and descendants: Jacob/Israel had TWELVE sons (Gen. 35:22), and here they are (by different wives, however): Reuben, Simeon, Levi (whose descendants became the Levitical Priests in Moses' time), Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher--twelve in all.
Ah, did you notice "Judah" in there? Now we have come to THE VERY FIRST JEW IN HISTORY. Judah's name was never changed, however, his descendants became known as "JEWS"--sort of a nickname.
In Gen. 46:8, we read that all of Israel's (former 'Jacob') sons are called: "The CHILDREN of Israel." And so ALL of the millions of descendants of Jacob/Israel are called the CHILDREN of Israel. You will see this term "CHILDREN of Israel" repeated hundreds of times, and now you will know exactly who they are and where they came from.
After the CHILDREN of Israel came out of slavery in Egypt, it became customary to refer nations other than the nation of Israel as "goy." This term merely mean "the OTHER nations." And so broadly speaking, there are Israel/Israelites/nation of Israel, and the OTHER nations that are NOT descendant from the children of Israel. They were usually called "Gentiles."
The Levitical priests came from Israel's son, Levi.
Kind David was a Jew of the tribe of Judah.
Jesus Christ came from Israel's son, Judah.
The Apostle Paul came from Israel's son, Benjamin.
And so before Abraham/Isaac's son, Jacob, there was not such thing as "Israel or Jews." Jacob was the father of ALL Israelites, and the father of ALL Jews. Hence all Jews are Israelites because they came from Jacob/Israel, but not all Israelites are Jews, because only ONE of the twelve children gave birth to all Jews.
First there was Adam and Eve. They and their descendants were not called Jews or Gentiles.
After the flood we have but three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japeth. Shem [Hebrew is "SM," no vowels in Hebrew writing).
Shem's linage goes like this: Shem begat Arphaxad, who begat Salah, who begat Eber. Eber or Heber is the forefather of all HEBREWS.
Eber (or Heber the Hebrew) then begat Peleg who begat Reu, who begat Serug, who begat Nahor, who begat Terrah and (Terah begat Abram whose name God changed to Abraham Gen. 17:5.)
So far we can see that Abraham was of the line of Eber/Heber, and is a Hebrew, but He is NOT a Jew, because as of this time there were still NO Jews in the world.
Abram (whose name God changed to Abraham) begat Isaac. Isaac, therefore was an Hebrew from the line of Eber/Heber, the Hebrew.
Next Isaac's wife Rebekah had twins: Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:19-26). And so Esau and Jacob were also Hebrews, but not Jews or Gentiles, because NO ONE at this time in History was called a Jew or a Gentile.
Next Jacob's name was changed by God to the name Israel (Gen. 32:28).
Now we come to Jacob's children and descendants: Jacob/Israel had TWELVE sons (Gen. 35:22), and here they are (by different wives, however): Reuben, Simeon, Levi (whose descendants became the Levitical Priests in Moses' time), Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher--twelve in all.
Ah, did you notice "Judah" in there? Now we have come to THE VERY FIRST JEW IN HISTORY. Judah's name was never changed, however, his descendants became known as "JEWS"--sort of a nickname.
In Gen. 46:8, we read that all of Israel's (former 'Jacob') sons are called: "The CHILDREN of Israel." And so ALL of the millions of descendants of Jacob/Israel are called the CHILDREN of Israel. You will see this term "CHILDREN of Israel" repeated hundreds of times, and now you will know exactly who they are and where they came from.
After the CHILDREN of Israel came out of slavery in Egypt, it became customary to refer nations other than the nation of Israel as "goy." This term merely mean "the OTHER nations." And so broadly speaking, there are Israel/Israelites/nation of Israel, and the OTHER nations that are NOT descendant from the children of Israel. They were usually called "Gentiles."
The Levitical priests came from Israel's son, Levi.
Kind David was a Jew of the tribe of Judah.
Jesus Christ came from Israel's son, Judah.
The Apostle Paul came from Israel's son, Benjamin.
And so before Abraham/Isaac's son, Jacob, there was not such thing as "Israel or Jews." Jacob was the father of ALL Israelites, and the father of ALL Jews. Hence all Jews are Israelites because they came from Jacob/Israel, but not all Israelites are Jews, because only ONE of the twelve children gave birth to all Jews.
Interestingly, the descendants of Eber/Heber/Hebrew are not known as 'Hebrews' in today's world, but are thought to be Gentiles. Today's 'Jews' of LONDON, NEW YORK and the State of ISRAEL may be a combination of original Jews, Israelite, Hebrews, and some may even be Gentiles and they just don't know it, since all those who practice the religion of Judaism are known as "Jews" regardless of their racial heritage. ??? ISNT THIS AMAZING!!
Ever since Jesus began to build His Church, mostly Gentiles have been called into this Church, with only a small remnant of Jews. But God reckons all Gentiles who are following his spiritual laws to be Spiritual Jews (Rom. 2:27-29) and Spiritual Israel (Gal. 6:16). Paul told the Gentile Philippians that, "WE (including these Gentile Philippians converts) ARE THE CIRCUMCISION (Phil. 3:2). Therefore (we spiritually circumcised and spiritually baptized Gentiles), "...if ye be Christ's, then are ye ABRAHAM'S SEED, and HEIRS according to the promise" (The promise given to Abraham that he would become a great company of nations). (Gal. 3:29). These physical Gentile Galatians as well as WE, becomes accounted as Abraham's Seed, if we obey God in faith as the "father of the faithful, Abraham" did.
Today the remaining descendants of Israel (the eleven tribes other than Judah--the Jews) are known as "The LOST Tribes of Israel," as most historians do not know where they went. I have some pretty solid historical knowledge as to where they did move and who these Tribes or Children of Israel are today BUT is not biblical so I am not adding it till one request for it. I don’t rely on history books, it does lie sometimes.
Hope this helps your understanding of ISRAEL, JEWS AND GENTILES.
God will help us to understand the deep things.Ever since Jesus began to build His Church, mostly Gentiles have been called into this Church, with only a small remnant of Jews. But God reckons all Gentiles who are following his spiritual laws to be Spiritual Jews (Rom. 2:27-29) and Spiritual Israel (Gal. 6:16). Paul told the Gentile Philippians that, "WE (including these Gentile Philippians converts) ARE THE CIRCUMCISION (Phil. 3:2). Therefore (we spiritually circumcised and spiritually baptized Gentiles), "...if ye be Christ's, then are ye ABRAHAM'S SEED, and HEIRS according to the promise" (The promise given to Abraham that he would become a great company of nations). (Gal. 3:29). These physical Gentile Galatians as well as WE, becomes accounted as Abraham's Seed, if we obey God in faith as the "father of the faithful, Abraham" did.
Today the remaining descendants of Israel (the eleven tribes other than Judah--the Jews) are known as "The LOST Tribes of Israel," as most historians do not know where they went. I have some pretty solid historical knowledge as to where they did move and who these Tribes or Children of Israel are today BUT is not biblical so I am not adding it till one request for it. I don’t rely on history books, it does lie sometimes.
Hope this helps your understanding of ISRAEL, JEWS AND GENTILES.
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