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    First a little explanation of some of the players.

    Much confusion exists in Christian circles today due largely to a misunderstanding of the terms Hebrew, Israelite, Jew and Gentile.  In this lesson we will examine the correct meanings of the names "Hebrew," "Israel(ite)" and "Jew" as found in the Scriptures.  In the following lesson, we will study the term "Gentile."  We will closely analyze these names to clarify their meanings.

    According to Strong's Concordance the word "Hebrew," as found in the Old Testament, comes from the Hebrew word Ibrity (#5680) which refers to "an Eberite or descendant of Eber."  Chapter 10 of Genesis tells us that Eber was a descendant of Shem who was one of Noah's sons.  The word "Hebrew" (Eberite) is a family name: the family or descendants of Eber.

    The first place the word "Hebrew" is used in the Old Testament (King James Version) is Genesis 14:13.  This verse tells us that Abram (later called Abraham) was a Hebrew, meaning that he was of the family of Eber.  Thus, any descendant of Abraham could accurately be called a Hebrew.  Were Isaac, Jacob and Esau Hebrews?  Yes, because all three were descendants of Abraham and thus belong to the family of Eber.  Were Shem, Noah and Adam Hebrews?  No, because all three lived before Eber was born....

    By definition, the word "Hebrew" can be traced back to Eber and no further.  Eber was the first Hebrew, contrary to what some people say.

    Strong's Concordance tells us that the word Israelite (Israel) in the Old Testament comes from the Hebrew word Yisrael (#3478) which refers to the "symbolic name of Jacob" and "also of his posterity."  Israel is a family name: the family of descendants of Jacob.  The first time we find this word used in the Old Testament (King James Version) is Genesis 32:28 which tells us that Jacob's name was changed to "Israel."  (See also Genesis 35:10.)  The twelve sons of Jacob became known as "Israelites" (also the "children of Israel"), and together they formed the nation of Israel.

    By definition, the terms "Israel" and "Israelite" begin with Jacob and continue from that point.  These names did not exist prior to Jacob's name change.  As a result could Adam, Noah, Shem, Eber, Abraham, Isaac and Esau have been Israelites?  No, of course not, for none of them were Jacob's descendants.  Yet, to this day, some people erroneously refer to these men as "Israelites."...

    On the other hand, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon, the Old Testament prophets, Jesus and His apostles were all "Israelites" because they were descendants of Jacob.  In fact, many multitudes of peoples today are Israelites due to their physical descent from the various tribes or sons of Jacob Israel....

    The terms "Israel" and "Israelite" can also, in a narrower sense, refer to the northern ten-tribed kingdom of Israel as opposed to the southern kingdom of Judah.  The nation of Israel was split into two separate kingdoms under Rehoboam and Jeroboam.  (See I Kings 11 and 12.)  Therefore, care must be taken to determine the intended meaning of these terms according to the overall context within which they are used.  "Israel can refer to all twelve tribes or just to the northern ten tribes, depending on the context....

    At this point in our study we should examine a word that does not appear in the Bible but is directly related to people mentioned in the Scriptures.  This word has been greatly misused and twisted from its original meaning, causing much confusion and turmoil.  This word is "Semite" from which comes the term "semitic," "semitism" and... "anti-semitism."  Let us briefly examine the origin and correct meaning of this beleaguered word.

    Webster's Dictionary tells us that the word "Semite" (Shemite) comes from the Greek word Sem and the Hebrew word Shem and refers to Noah's son Shem and his descendants.  Any direct descendant of Shem, then, would qualify as a "Semite" by definition.

    Shem is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 5:32 as part of Adam's family record.  Chapter 10 of Genesis gives us Noah's family record with Shem's descendants identified in verses 21-31.  Notice in verse 21 that Shem is called the "father of all the children of Eber."  Verse 24 verifies that Eber was a direct descendant of Shem.  We have already established the fact that Eber was the progenitor of the Hebrews.  This proves that all Hebrews were Semites along with all the rest of Shem's descendants.

    Biblical and other historical evidence indicates that Shem was thus the progenitor of the Semitic peoples; the Phoenicians, the Assyrians, the early Chaldeans, the Babylonians, the Hebrews, the Arabs and the Israelites among others.  All these people share a common ancestor in Shem and by definition are Semites, contrary to popular opinion today....

Based on the definition of "Semite," the term "anti-Semitism" should logically mean "against, or opposed, to Semites."  Interestingly enough, however, modern dictionaries and modern use define this term as having or showing prejudice, discrimination or dislike against Jews and Jewish things as if they alone represent the Semites. ... By the way, the terms "anti-Semitic" and "anti-Semitism" do not appear in Webster's 1828 Dictionary; apparently, this epithet didn't exist at that time....

    Excerpted from Kingdom Bible Studies, Lesson 1, by Ben Williams (pages 1,2,3)  You may view this name study by going to Artisan's Index page: http://artisanpublishers.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi and then entering the book title into the Store Search slot.  http://www.artisanpublishers.com/
 

    The following are the text of the references used in the graph.  The scriptural references used are not intended to be the only ones that apply, but should help validate.  Surely context must be considered with these references.
 

Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

1 Chronicles 1:5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

Genesis 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

Genesis 10:21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

Genesis 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Malachi 1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Obadiah 1:2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

Exodus 12:31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

Exodus 19:25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.

1 Samuel 8:6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

2 Kings 18:11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:

2 Kings 18:13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.

Isaiah 49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
 12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

2 Chronicles 36:17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
 19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
 20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

Matthew 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Acts 2 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Jeremiah 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
 11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
 12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
 13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
 14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
 15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it;
neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
 18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Hosea 1:10  Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
11  Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Eze 37:22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

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April 2003
revised January 2004 (for new website)

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