What does "Jews" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Jews?

JEWS. The word first occurs in 2 Kgs 16:6, and denotes the Judaeans, or men of Judah, in contradistinction from the seceding ten tribes, who retained the name of Israel. The name Israelites was applied to the 12 tribes, or descendants of Jacob (Israel) as a body; but after the separation of the tribes, the above distinction obtained until the Babylonish captivity, which terminated the existence of the kingdom of Judah, and thenceforward, until the present day, the descendants of Jacob are called Jews, and constitute one of the two classes into which the whole human family is frequently divided - viz., Jews and Gentiles. "It is a more comprehensive term than Hebrew, for Hellenists (Grecians) might be Jews, nor is it quite synonymous with 'Israelites,' which term seems, sometimes at least, to express more decidedly covenant hopes and relationships. John 1:47; 2 Cor 11:22." - Ayre. See Hebrews.

What is the Greek word for Jews?

Where does Jews appear in the Bible?

Jews is referenced in 160 verses across 14 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Corinthians 1:22
• 1 Corinthians 1:23
• 1 Corinthians 1:24
• 1 Corinthians 9:20
• 1 Corinthians 10:32
• 1 Corinthians 12:13
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14
• 2 Corinthians 11:24
• Acts 2:5
• Acts 2:11
• Acts 9:22
• Acts 9:23
• Acts 10:39
• Acts 12:3
• Acts 13:45
• Acts 13:50
• Acts 14:1
• Acts 14:2
• Acts 14:4
• Acts 14:5
• Acts 16:3
• Acts 16:20
• Acts 17:5
• Acts 17:17

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Jews.