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Answer 1
Israelite is an English term, first of all, second, people who live in the modern state of Israel are called Israelis, the rough equivalent of Israelite. Third, there are a few different names given to Jews in Hebrew, which include: Am Israel (the people of Israel) yehudim (Jews), and a few others.
Answer 2
In Hebrew, the term for "Israelite" is "Ben Yisrael" and the term for "Israeli" is "Yisraeli", so this is not an issue of linguistic differences. The main reason that Jews call themselves Jews as opposed to Israelites is that the Kingdom of Israel split in into Israel and Judea. Israel was overrun by the Assyrians and resulted in those tribes of Israelites being absorbed into the general Assyrian populace. As a result, the remaining Israelites were the Judeans, whence the term "Jew" comes from. Since the Jews are only a fraction of the total Israelites, they abandoned the broader name.
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What did the Hebrews call themselves after returning to Canaan?
They had been calling themselves Israelites since the time of Jacob, and that did not change at this time. See also:More about Hebrews/Israelites/Jews
What did they called the Hebrew people?
They called them Hebrews, Israelites, and/or Jews. They still call them that today.
When did the Israelite's become the Jews?
The Israelites are descendants of Yisroel, aka Yeshurun, aka Yaakov. "Jew" comes from Judah, and the Jews mainly began to call themselves Yehudim and identify with the tribe of Yehudah (Judah) after the Ten Tribes were conquered.
Why do Hebrew-Israelite Jews in America call themselves African-Americans?
Answer 1They don't. Jews do not identify as African-American, usually because they are Caucasian or Middle Eastern in complexion and originally of Middle-Eastern heritage (not African). When people refer to "Hebrew-Israelite Jews", they are referring to the Black Israelite Churches which are a Christian religion. See Answer 2, which discusses the views of this group.Answer 2According to the Black Israelite Churches, Ashkenazi, Khazars, and Sefardi Jews are not the true Jews they are Gentiles, and Edomites (descendants of Japeth, & Esau of the Bible), and they call themselves Jewish because they are not the original Jews. The Tribe of Judah Hebrew-Israelites are in fact the so-called African-Americans of today. The other Jews are the Tribe of Benjamin who are the Caribbeans such as Jamaicans, and Trinidadians, etc. All true Jews are in fact descendants of the Slaves during the Trans-Atlantic slave Ttade, not the Europeans that converted to the Jewish by religion which is why they don't call themselves Jews, but call themselves Jewish.[Comments Removed to Discussion Section]
What term do Jews use in reference to themselves?
KoshersAnswerin Hebrew :Ye'hu'di JewYe'hu'dim Jews
What religion of the Hebrew people?
What we now call Judaism.See also:Are Hebrews Israelites and Jews the same peopleHow Abraham started Judaism
What is another word for the Israelites?
The Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were Hebrews. Jacob took or was given the name Israel, and his descendants were known as the Children of Israel or Israelites (they were still Hebrews, of course). One of the tribes of the Israelites, descended from Judah, was known as the Judaites. The Judaite kingdom was the last surviving Israelite kingdom, and the survivors of the destruction of that kingdom came to be known as Jews, who still call themselves Israelites and Children of Israel, and who are still Hebrews.
Are the Persians alive?
Today they call themselves Iranians.
What do you call citizens of Israel who call themselves Israeli Arabs today?
Israeli
What is the percentage of people who practice Judaism in the US today?
Approximately 2% of the U.S. population practices Judaism today.
What was the name of the religion of the Israelites?
Today we call it Judaism. In ancient times, it didn't have a name; it was simply the Torah itself.
Are there religious groups of modern day Pharisees?
Answer 1I don't think so but the word "Pharisee" has taken up a connotation that means a person who self-righteously follows minute religious regulations and feels holier than those who don't. There are lots of those.Answer 2It is important to note that most Jews today consider themselves the descendants of the Pharisees and of having inherited their interpretations of tradition in the same way that most Christians see themselves as spiritual descendants of the Apostles. But just as Christians do not call themselves "the Apostles", modern Jews do not call themselves "Pharisees".
