Where did the terms Jew and Jewish originate? When were these terms first used in the Bible?
1 Chronicles 4:1 - 6:81
ESV - 1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
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Asked April 20 2014
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Patricia Shirley
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Bruce Lyon
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First mention of Jew in the scriptures: Es 2:5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; Later, the word in the plural "Jews" came to refer to all the tribes of Israel....
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