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IF I Can Make A Suggestion Let Deal With The The Language In Which The Scription Were Written In Shall We It Only Fair Right . This Way There Won't Be Any Play On Words Ok . So The First Question Is . ( 1 ) What Is The Meaning Of The Word Jew And Where It Come From ?
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Jew (joo)
n.
1. An adherent of Judaism as a religion or culture.
2. A member of the widely dispersed people originally descended from the ancient Hebrews and sharing an ethnic heritage based on Judaism.
3. A native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.
[Middle English Jeu, from Old French giu, from Latin Idaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Aramaic yhudy, from Hebrew yhûdî,
inhabitant of Judah, from yhûdâ,
Judah; see Judah2.]
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( 2 ) Question ; What Is The Meaning Of The Word Hebrew And Where Did It Come From ?
Hebrew [ˈhe�broo�]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) the ancient language of the Hebrews, revived as the official language of Israel. It belongs to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
2. (Historical Terms) a member of an ancient Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham; an Israelite
3.
Archaic or offensive a Jew
adj
1. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Hebrews or their language
2.
Archaic or offensive Jewish
[from Old French Ebreu, from Latin
Hebraeus, from Greek
Hebraios, from Aramaic
`ibhray, from Hebrew
`ibhrī one from beyond (the river)]
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( 3) .Question ; Is The Word Hebrew '' The Name Of A Tribe Or A People ?
As the name of a people or a tribe, the word is either used in a historical sense, referring to the people so called in the Bible, or is archaic. When used of modern Jews, it is either used in a humorous sense or is offensive. The proper term is “Jews.�
( 4 ) Question ; What Is The Meaning Of The Word '' Israel '' And Where Did It Come From ?
Is·ra·el 1 (izra-el)
n.
1. Bible
a. Jacob.
b. The descendants of Jacob.
2.
Judaism The Hebrew people, past, present, and future, regarded as the chosen people of God by virtue of the covenant of Jacob.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from Greek Isral, from Hebrew yir'l,
God has striven, God has saved : yir,
he has striven, saved; see ry in Semitic roots + 'l, God; see l in Semitic roots.]
Is·ra·el 2 (izra-el)
1. An ancient kingdom of Palestine founded by Saul c. 1025 b.c. After 933 it split into the Northern Kingdom, or kingdom of Israel, and the kingdom of Judah to the south. Israel was overthrown by the Assyrians in 721.
2. A country of southwest Asia on the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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( 5 ),Question ; How Can '' Hebrew '' And '' Israelites '' Be One In The Same , When The Word Hebrew Is Just A Title ?
Non sequitur. Assumes facts not in evidence, i.e., that “Hebrew� is “Just A Title [sic].�
Hebrews and
Israelites are synonymous terms in the Bible for the same group. Both terms are archaic today.
( 6 ) .Question ; Is The Name '' Israel '' The Name Of A Tribe Or A People ?
See above.
( 7 ) . Question ; Where The Descendats Before Abraham Hebrew Israelites ?
No. Those terms are not so used in the Bible, and “descendants before Abraham� makes no sense in the English language. “Hebrew Israelite� would also be a redundancy.