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Do the promises of God refer to the people of Israel or the Jewish people?
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∙ 11y ago
The answer is: the ancient Israelites, who are the ancestors of the Jewish people.
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What does the word Yisra'el mean?
Yisra'el (ישראל) is the Hebrew word for Israel, which can refer to the modern state, the ancient land, or the entire world population of Jewish people.
What does judaism refer to?
The Jewish people and religion.
When did Abraham live Judaism?
To call Abraham a Jew is a bit anachronistic. Abraham is indeed the first patriarch of the Jewish people, but the term Jew as a reference to any member of the people now called Jewish was first used in the Book of Esther in the Bible. Later in Jewish history, there was a tendency to project Jewish practice back on the patriarchs, so you could say that after the Babylonian Exile, the Jewish community as a whole started considering Abraham to be a Jew. Before the exile, tribal identities were more important, and the collective terms "am Israel" (people of Israel) or "benei Israel" (children of Israel) were used to refer collectively to the 12 tribes. Recall that Israel was the name assumed by Abraham's son Jacob after the incident at the ford of Jabbok.
Is the word 'Gentile' offensive when used to refer to people who are not Jewish?
no its just a description to describe people who are not Jewish
How do the Jewish people refer to to the dispersing of the diaspora?
Jewish people call it the exile from their homeland or in Hebrew Galut (גלות).
How do the Jewish people refer to the Nazi's killing of Jews?
The Holocaust
Is Israel a Hindu country?
Countries don't typically have religions. In terms of its population, Israel's Hindu population is almost negligibly small. You may be thinking of India which is a majority Hindu country. Israel is also better known as the "Jewish State" although the term "Jewish" in that name is considered to refer to Jewish in the "ethnic sense" as opposed to the religious sense.
What does diaspora refer to?
The diaspora refers to any area outside of the land of Israel. In Hebrew diaspora is go-lah.Diaspora refers to people not land. It refers to the dispersion, scattering of the Jewish people. The words origins are Greek or French.
What are some differences between the israelties and the Jews?
Israelites refer to the Ancient Jewish people, Jew refers to the modern Jewish people.
What was the cultural background of Jewish Christians?
The majority of people who refer to themselves as "Jewish Christians" have zero Jewish heritage, they are mainly Christians.
How Hanukkah people use long candles?
There is no such thing as "Hanukkah People". People who celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah are called Jewish people. And there are no Jewish rituals that refer to "long" candles.
Is Hindu a country?
Countries don't typically have religions. In terms of its population, Israel's Hindu population is almost negligibly small. You may be thinking of India which is a majority Hindu country. Israel is also better known as the "Jewish State" although the term "Jewish" in that name is considered to refer to Jewish in the "ethnic sense" as opposed to the religious sense.
