Hebrews, Israelites, Jews: A Note on Terminology (Jewish History Lab)
Brief departure from our historical narrative to clarify a frequently asked question: what's the difference between a Hebrew, an Israelite, and a Jew?
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These are great. Thanks for sharing!
Very informative & I love hearing the terminologies explained. I've long wondered what those words refered to & now I know.
Thank You for sharing your video and teaching with us
Great video, thank you for it.
I have an question about it ; My ancestors came from Israel. They were called Israelites. They were firstly living in north Syria than they have moved to Siverek, Turkey. My big grandfather was called Mir Abdo. He was commander of Jewish forces Mir Alaylari ( A Jewish force during ottoman empire). But my family has lost them identity during Armenian genocide. They were forced to become muslim and Kurdish or Turkish. So my family have chosen to become muslim Kurds. My mother is married with a Belgian (Flemish) man. My mother was extremely successful woman. I describe myself as a Flemish. I have tendency to Catholic Church(But I am a Deist). Can I be at the same time Israelites ? Or Can we convert to Jewish religion ? What is our ethnical explanation ?
Good morning. I have questions. As per your explanation, language of Abraham was Hebrew language?
Thank you so much for your lessons.
Thanks. This came up on my Bible study this week! Still confused on which is right in which circumstances and if religious based why does birth mother matter if it's related to one's beliefs?
I notice that you've mentioned that the lineage is traced through the matrilineal line but doesn't Torah show that lineage is traced through the patrilineal line? Can you provide reference point(s) that substantiate the matrilineal claim. Also, according to The Jewish Almanac. Traditions. History. Religion. Wisdom. Achievements., Siegel, Richard and Rheins, Carl. Bantam Books. October 1980. pg. 3 states, "Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call an ancient Israelite a "Jew" or to call a contemporary Jew an "Israelite" or a "Hebrew." Is this an accurate statement in this publication? If so, would it be safe to say that the one is a nationality given to Jacob and his descendants while the other refers to the religious specifications of a group of people? Curious to read your response.
That was great. Thanks.
Thanks. I already had a rough knowledge but this helped to clarify. I can add as a trivia that in Italian the common word for Jews is Ebrei which corresponds to Hebrews. We have terms that translate Israelite and Jew but they are not in common usage.
Excelent historical explanation of hebrews,israelites and jews.
Thanks for your video, if the term Jew only came about in the 8th century as you have said, then what were you called before then?
Interestingly enough the term עִבְרִי (Ibri / Ivri) is the same word in Arabic عبري (Ebri/Abri) meaning a person who crossed over the river or a person who lived on the other side of river ( عبر نهر ) ( עבר נהר ) in Greek / English Mesopotamia (land between Tigris - Euphrates River) and the Term עבריט or عبرية (Ibret / Ebriyat) is refer to language spoken by the people of Mesopotamia
I'd be grateful if you could do a video on the Talmud, Sefaria, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer chapter 24:1, Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. Thanks.
Whatabout the term "Judean" or "Judahite"?
What do you think in regards to the ancient Habiru being the early Hebrews? In regards to time and place and name, it definitely fits.
The bible said the bloodline goes through the father.
I know you asked for no hard questions but it’s difficult to know what you would consider a hard question given your breadth & depth of knowledge on the subject.
Can you do one on shemite vs semite as a terminology