# Gentile, Gentiles #

## Facts: ##

The term "Gentile" refers to anyone who is not a Jew. Gentiles are people who are not descendants of Jacob.

* In the Bible, the term "uncircumcised" is also used figuratively to refer to Gentiles because many of them did not circumcise their male children as the Israelites did.
* Because God chose the Jews to be his special people, they thought of the Gentiles as outsiders who could never be God's people.
* The Jews were also called "Israelites" or "Hebrews" at different times in history. They referred to anyone else as a "Gentile."
* Gentile could also be translated as "not a Jew" or "non-Jewish" or "not an Israelite" (Old Testament) or "non-Jew.".
* Traditionally, Jews would neither eat with nor associate with Gentiles, which at first caused problems within the early church.

(See also: [Israel](../other/israel.md), [Jacob](../other/jacob.md), [Jew](../other/jew.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 09:13-16](en/tn/act/help/09/13)
* [Acts 14:5-7](en/tn/act/help/14/05)
* [Galatians 02:15-16](en/tn/gal/help/02/15)
* [Luke 02:30-32](en/tn/luk/help/02/30)
* [Matthew 05:46-48](en/tn/mat/help/05/46)
* [Matthew 06:5-7](en/tn/mat/help/06/05)
* [Romans 11:25](en/tn/rom/help/11/25)


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