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4. Weren't Abraham's descendants known as Israelites and aren't they just the Jews?
It is true that Abraham's descendants were known as the Israelites, but it is a gross error to assume than they are just the Jews. Why? Because Judah is Abraham's great grandson! Israel consisted of 12 tribes who are from the 12 sons of the man Israel and only ONE of these twelve tribes were Jews, either physical descendants of the man Judah or more recently, converts to the religion of the Jews. After Solomon, there was a split into two separate nations--one of Judah, or the Jews, and a separate nation of Israel which comprised the ten tribes. In fact, from then on, the Bible chronicles the many clashes and wars between the Jews and Israel. A sibling rivalry! Details about these two groups are found on this site. [The modern nation of Israel today should have called herself Judah not Israel!] Top
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