this is a followup question to my last one: why is an arab called an arab?
2006-06-26 00:32:28 · 8 answers · asked by chu1alex 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Jews (short for Jewish or people that believed in Judaism) were originally from the Kingdom of Judah. (Judah was a son of Jacob, from the Bible)
Arabs (short for Arabian) were from Arabian Peninsula and/or Saudi Arabia.
2006-06-26 00:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Randy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, this question is miscategorized. It belongs in a Society & Culture category.
That being said...
"Jew" or "Jewish" comes from Judah, the last of the 12 tribes of Israel (southern Israel, after the north was destroyed and the 10 other tribes lost). Judah being one of the sons of Jacob.
Modern Hebrew people are called "Jews" because they mostly are descended from the tribe of Judah.
2006-06-26 08:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by spedusource 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the jew is a latin version of y in hebrew
thus jew or judiasm comes from yehuda being a yehudi
yehuda was the 4th son of jacob where most of todays jews decend from
the term yehudi also means praise
jews were always the lord's praisers
2006-06-30 13:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by kathyt11232 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "Jew" is derived from the religion they are said to practice...Most people of hebrew descent practice Judaism....The people who practice this religion are said to be "Jewish"...Shorten that to "jew" and you begin to understand...For the most part when we shorten the name of any significant person or group it's done in insult...Don't believe me? Call someone of hebrew descent a "heeb" and see what happens.
2006-06-26 07:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by The Professor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a cow is called a cow ...not a dog..
Arab from Arabia
jew...mabe from judaism
2006-06-26 07:55:35 · answer #5 · answered by robin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short for Jewish
2006-06-26 07:36:10 · answer #6 · answered by heatherbee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is short for their religon the jewish!
2006-06-26 07:36:31 · answer #7 · answered by candygirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason english called english and assholes called assholes
2006-06-26 07:41:43 · answer #8 · answered by newtouch8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋