What does "Jew" mean in the Bible?
This name was properly applied to a member of the kingdom of Judah after the separation of the ten tribes. Jew appears in 13 verses across 5 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Jew?
(a man of Judea). This name was properly applied to a member of the kingdom of Judah after the separation of the ten tribes. The term first makes its appearance just before the captivity of the ten tribes. The term first makes it appearance just before the captivity of the ten tribes. (2 Kings 16:6) After the return the word received a larger application. Partly from the predominance of the members of the old kingdom of Judah among those who returned to Palestine, partly from the identification of Judah with the religious ideas and hopes of the people, all the members of the new state were called Jews (Judeans) and the name was extended to the remnants of the race scattered throughout the nations. Under the name of “Judeans” the people of Israel were known to classical writers. (Tac. H. v.2, etc.) The force of the title “Jew” is seen particularly in the Gospel of St. John, who very rarely uses any other term to describe the opponents of our Lord. At an earlier stage of the progress of the faith it was contrasted with Greek as implying an outward covenant with God, (Romans 1:16; 2:9,10; Colossians 3:11) etc., which was the correlative of Hellenist [Hellenist], and marked a division of language subsisting within the entire body, and at the same time less expressive than Israelite, which brought out with especial clearness the privileges and hopes of the children of Jacob. (2 Corinthians 11:22; John 1:47)
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Jew?
Greek · G2453
Ἰουδαῖος
Ioudaios
Jew
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Jew appear in the Bible?
Jew is referenced in 13 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 9:20
- Acts 10:28
- Acts 19:34
- Galatians 3:28
- John 3:25
- John 4:9
- John 18:35
- Romans 2:9
- Romans 2:17
- Romans 2:28
- Romans 2:29
- Romans 3:1
- Romans 10:12
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Jew.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Jew?
Jew appears in 13 verses across 5 books, most often in Romans, which accounts for 6 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Jew?
Romans, John, Acts, 1 Corinthians, Galatians.
Where can I read every verse about Jew?
This page lists 13 of them. Protos carries all 13, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.


