05/27/2019
DEFINING "JEW" IN THE BIBLE
The word for jew here is what we know about the term. Paul called himself a "jew" but his tribe was benjamin. ("I am a Jew, a man born in Tarsus of Cilicia and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been instructed according to the exactness of the Law of our Fathers, being a zealous one of God, even as you all are this day,). (4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath where of he might trust in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;) acts19:13 (But there were also some Jews who were going around and were exorcists of demons, exorcising in the name of Our Lord Yeshua over those who had a foul spirit in them while saying, "We exorcise you in the name of Yeshua whom Paulus preaches." 14But there were seven sons of a man who was a Jew, a Chief Priest, whose name was Sqewa, who were doing this, 15And that evil spirit answered and said to them, "I know Yeshua, and I know Paulus, but who are you?") Also according to the law only aaron sons could be priest Which were levites. Now unless there was foul play going on with the priest as for lineage we could assume they were levites. So we conclude that its not specific to tribe or person. The word jew in the new testement is translated from the greek word 2453. Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) or in the. Aramaic ܝܗܘܕܝܐ(ܝܐ (yihuwd,aye) which has an adjective ending denoting a place. It would be like someone calling themselves an american or an israeli today.