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Jew is derived from "Judah", one of the sons of Israel, and also the southern "Jewish" kingdom. It appears in the books of Daniel, Esther, Nehemiah and Ezra, but the oldest reference is in the the book of Jeremiah. The word appears to have been used to describe the people of Jerusalem from the time they were taken into captivity in Babylon. Biblegateway.com bombed out on me, so I can't check that any further.

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"Jews" is first found in II Kings 16, where they are at war with "Israel" who are allied with Syria against them:

"...Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz (the king of Judah), but could not overcome him. At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath..." (II Kings 16:5-6).

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King James Bible - Esther 2:5

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