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The followers of Moses were Israelites, but today we sometimes use the term Hebrew, Jew and Israelite interchangeably. This, generically, would include Moses as a Jew, though more specifically he was from the Israelite tribe of Levi.
The descendants of Abraham (through his grandson Jacob) were called Israelites, since God gave Jacob the honorific title of Israel (Genesis ch.35).
After King Solomon's death, the 12 tribes of Israel split in two (1 Kings ch.12), with 10 tribes in the north following Jeroboam and 2 tribes in the south (Judah and Benjamin) following Solomon's son, Rehoboam.
The term Jew was not used as a national title until after the 10 tribes (the Northern kingdom) was exiled, during the First Temple era.
From that time, the name of "Jews" was used to refer to those who remained, since most of them belonged to the tribe of Judah. It was then used generically to apply to any Israelites returning from exile.
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∙ 9y agoThe followers of Moses are not Jews. The followers of Moses were the Israelites. Jews believe that the Messiah still hasn't come to earth yet.
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What were Moses' followers called?
Hebrews or Israelites. They weren't called Jews until about 1000 years after.
Why Muslims consider Christianity and Jew (people of a book)?
Muslims call the followers of Moses and Jesus (the Jews and the Christians respectively) people of the book. This means followers of the holy book Torah and followers of the holy book the Bible. Christians are the followers of Christianity per God revelation of The Bible to Prophet Jesus (Isa in Arabic) and the Jews are the followers of Judaism per God revelation of Torah to Prophet Moses (Musa in Arabic). Muslims are the followers of Islam per God revelation of Quran to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon them all). Since Muslims believe in all God holy books including Torah, the Bible, and the Quran and believe in all God prophets including Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (PBU them), they call the followers of Moses and Jesus (the Jews and the Christians respectively) people of the book. This means followers of the holy book Torah and followers of the holy book the Bible.
How did the Jews escape slavery in Egypt?
Some guy named Moses led them... you might have heard of him.
Who lead judaisam?
Judaism is the faith of the Jews. Followers of the God Jehovah, Yahweh. The Jews consider the father of their faith to be Moses, who led the Jews from a captivity in Egypt about 4500 years ago, to their "Promised Land" in what is to day called Israel.
Who followed Moses in leading the Jews?
Joshua took over the leadership of the Jews, after the death of Moses.
Who was nicked named Moses?
sally was nick named moses
Who was named the black Moses?
Fredrick Douglas was named after the Black Moses
Who are the followers of the judaism religion?
The Jews.
What is the name of Judaism followers?
Jews.
Who are the followers of the Jewish religion?
Jews.
Is Jews follows the Judaism religion?
Yes, Jews are followers of Judaism.
Is Moses a saint?
Yes, Moses was a saint! In fact, there are several saints named Moses. However, Moses of the Old Testament is not accorded the title of saint as that is used to designate holy people from the New Covenant.
