Statement

The word 'Jew' descends from biblical Hebrew 'yehudi', which in the Bible refers to a person of the tribe of Judah, fourth of Jacob's twelve sons, or to a subject of David's kingdom, based in territory of that tribe. The label implies a different identity from what 'Jewish' suggests in later periods.

References

1. p. 33

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   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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