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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Jew (Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs)

The word comes from Judah. At first it meant someone from the kingdom of Judah, and after the exile it came to cover the whole covenant people descended from Abraham, whatever tribe they came from.

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First, in plain English

The word comes from Judah. At first it meant someone from the kingdom of Judah, and after the exile it came to cover the whole covenant people descended from Abraham, whatever tribe they came from.

Who this is

Jew derives from Judah and originally meant a citizen of the kingdom of Judah, later broadening after the exile into the standard term for the entire covenant people descended from Abraham, regardless of which of the twelve original tribes they came from.

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The word

H3062 · H3064

Where it appears
  • Nehemiah 1:2
  • Nehemiah 2:16
  • Nehemiah 4:1
  • Nehemiah 4:2
  • Nehemiah 4:12
  • Nehemiah 5:1
  • Nehemiah 5:8
  • Nehemiah 5:17
  • Nehemiah 6:6
  • Nehemiah 13:23
  • Esther 2:5
  • Esther 3:4
  • Esther 3:6
  • Esther 3:10
  • Esther 3:13
  • Esther 4:3
  • Esther 4:7
  • Esther 4:13
  • Esther 4:14
  • Esther 4:16
  • Esther 5:13
  • Esther 6:10
  • Esther 6:13
  • Esther 8:1
  • Esther 8:3
  • Esther 8:5
  • Esther 8:7
  • Esther 8:8
  • Esther 8:9
  • Esther 8:11
  • Esther 8:13
  • Esther 8:16
  • Esther 8:17
  • Esther 9:1
  • Esther 9:2
  • Esther 9:3
  • Esther 9:5
  • Esther 9:6
  • Esther 9:10
  • Esther 9:12
  • Esther 9:13
  • Esther 9:15
  • Esther 9:16
  • Esther 9:18
  • Esther 9:19
  • Esther 9:20
  • Esther 9:22
  • Esther 9:23
  • Esther 9:24
  • Esther 9:25
  • Esther 9:27
  • Esther 9:28
  • Esther 9:29
  • Esther 9:30
  • Esther 9:31
  • Esther 10:3
  • Zechariah 8:23
  • Daniel 3:12

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