# Jew, Jewish, Jews #

## 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.
* Often the phrase "the Jews" refers to the leaders of the Jews, not all the Jewish people. In those contexts, some translations add "leaders of" to make this clear.



## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 02:5-7](en/tn/act/help/02/05)
* [Acts 10:27-29](en/tn/act/help/10/27)
* [Acts 14:5-7](en/tn/act/help/14/05)
* [Colossians 03:9-11](en/tn/col/help/03/09)
* [John 02:13-14](en/tn/jhn/help/02/13)
* [Matthew 28:14-15](en/tn/mat/help/28/14)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

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