>>17008304The ACTUAL word used in the Bible for "Jew" is Idumaean which is translated Judean (citizen of the Kingdom of Judah) and since 1850ish as Jew.
but what does the word Idumaean actually mean ? Where can we find it outside of the Bible ?
Well King Herod,
wiki/Herod_the_Great
was the King of the "Jews" during the life of Christ and had a father named,
Antipater the Idumaean
wiki/Antipater_the_Idumaean
So what does Idumaean mean ?
wiki/Idumaean
It means Edomite.. Just like Wikipedia says.
That's why Jesus said to them that they are not of Abraham and they are those who calls themselves Judean but are not but are the synagogue of Satan.
“Jews began to call themselves Hebrews and Israelites in 1860 —Encyclopedia Judaica 1971 Vol 10:23
Under the heading of “A brief History of the Terms for Jew” in the 1980 Jewish Almanac is the following: “Strictly speaking it is incorrect to call an Ancient Israelite a ‘Jew’ or to call a contemporary Jew an Israelite or a Hebrew.” (1980 Jewish Almanac, p. 3)
The Jewish religion is from the Pharisees. The Talmud is the most important member of that literature. Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Volume 8, page 474
EDOM IS MODERN JEWRY." The Jewish Ency. 1925 Ed., Vol. 5, Pg. 41
