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|'''[[:Category:Biblical gentilic|Biblical gentilic]]'''
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|A group of [[ISRAELITES|I<small>SRAELITES</small>]] ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/1/2#2 1 Nephi 1:2]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/1/3#3 Ether 1:3])
|A people mentioned more than 60 times in the Book of Mormon ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/1.2?lang=eng#1 1 Nephi 1:2]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/3.3?lang=eng#2 3:3]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/5.12?lang=eng#11 5:12] and passim).
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Gentilic of [[JUDAH|J<small>UDAH</small>]].
'''JEW(S)''' is the name of an ancient Near Eastern people originally descendants of [[JUDAH|J<small>UDAH</small>]]. "JEW" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew ''yehudi'' (''HALOT'' 1994, 2:394). In the Book of Mormon, "JEW(S)" refer not just to descendants of [[JUDAH|J<small>UDAH</small>]] but also to those who lived in the Kingdom of [[JUDAH|J<small>UDAH</small>]].
 
For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.


[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical gentilic]]
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical gentilic]]

Revision as of 12:18, 2 May 2012

Biblical gentilic 1. A people mentioned more than 60 times in the Book of Mormon (1 Nephi 1:2; 3:3; 5:12 and passim).

JEW(S) is the name of an ancient Near Eastern people originally descendants of JUDAH. "JEW" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew yehudi (HALOT 1994, 2:394). In the Book of Mormon, "JEW(S)" refer not just to descendants of JUDAH but also to those who lived in the Kingdom of JUDAH.