JEW(S)
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| 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.
