# Jew, Jewish

## Facts:

Jews are people who are descendants of Abraham’s grandson Jacob. The word “Jew” comes from the word “Judah.”

* People began to call the Israelites “Jews” after they returned to Judah from their exile in Babylon.
* Jesus the Messiah was Jewish. However, the Jewish religious leaders rejected Jesus and demanded that he be killed.

(See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Jacob](../names/jacob.md), [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [Jewish leaders](../other/jewishleaders.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 2:5](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/05)
* [Acts 10:28](rc://en/tn/help/act/10/28)
* [Acts 14:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/05)
* [Colossians 3:11](rc://en/tn/help/col/03/11)
* [John 2:14](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/02/14)
* [Matthew 28:15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/28/15)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[20:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/20/11)__ The Israelites were now called __Jews__ and most of them had lived their whole lives in Babylon.
* __[20:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/20/12)__ So, after seventy years in exile, a small group of __Jews__ returned to the city of Jerusalem in Judah.
* __[37:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/37/10)__ Many of the __Jews__ believed in Jesus because of this miracle.
* __[37:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/37/11)__ But the religious leaders of the __Jews__ were jealous, so they gathered together to plan how they could kill Jesus and Lazarus.
* __[40:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/02)__ Pilate commanded that they write, “King of the __Jews__” on a sign and put it on the cross above Jesus’ head.
* __[46:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/46/06)__ Right away, Saul began preaching to the __Jews__ in Damascus, saying, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3054, H3061, H3062, H3064, H3066, G24500, G24510, G24520, G24530, G24540
