hebrew and jewish are the same thing?

Question

help me . i'm learning more about these two thanks

Answer 1

First were the Semites who descended from Shem—the first son of Noah. Then was the Hebrews, who were descendents from Heber, one of the great-grandsons of Shem. Hebrews were both Hebrew and Semitic. Six generations after Heber, Abraham was born to his line, so Abraham was both a Hebrew and a Semite, born of the line of Shem and Heber.

Isaac was born of Abraham; then Jacob of Isaac. Jacob's name was changed to Israel, and he fathered 12 sons with corresponding tribes and provinces. His sons and their descendants are called Israelites and they would be both Semitic and Hebrew like Abraham. However, this would not make either Abraham or Isaac Israelites.

One of Jacob-Israel's children was Yehudah (Judah). His descendants were called Yehudim (Judeans). Because there were so many translations of Jacob-Israel’s descendents’ the word “Jew” was employed which is a modern, shortened form of the word “Judean or Judahite”

That said a Jew is another word for a Judean. A Judean could be:
1. A member of the Judean tribe
2. A citizen of the Judean province and not necessarily an Israelite
3. A person who follows the religion of Judah or (Jewish religion)

Therefore, from largest to smallest we have:
Semites > Hebrews > Israelites > Jews

Thus:
1. All Israelites are Hebrews and Semites; but not all Hebrews and Semites are Israelites.
2. Only a few of the Israelites were called Jews.
3. Many non-Israelites were called Jews simply because they lived in Judah or claimed to follow the religion of the Judeans.

So, historically speaking Jewish is not the same thing as Hebrew. If a Hebrew did not continue on to the Abraham decent line and then onto the Jacob-Israel decent line than the Hebrew would be only a Hebrew and Semitic and not a Jew. UNLESS, the Hebrew lived in Judah or followed the religion of the Judeans.

Presently speaking, Jewish most commonly refers to those that follow the religion of the Judeans and less so refers to the people who live in Judea or are the direct decedents of Jacob-Israel’s son, Judah. Hebrew both refers to the Hebrew people who descended from Heber and also to the language spoken by these people.

Answer 2

Ok, here's the deal. While they essentially mean the same thing, they are used in different ways, for example: I'm Jewish, I speak Hebrew would be correct. I'm Hebrew, I speak Jewish would be inccorect. Judaism is the religion and hebrew is the language of judaism. Not all jews speak hebrew, but many can.

Answer 3

Avrahom did grow to be a Hebrew as have been his descendants. The Hebrew human beings have been additionally oftentimes used as Israelites as quickly as the 12 tribes have been widespread for the duration of the 12 sons of Yaakov, Avrahom's grandson. Jewish describes the two the descendants of the 12 tribes and the followers of Judaism (faith of the Jewish human beings). Israeli is the term used to describe the human beings who're electorate of Israel.

Answer 4

Originally yes. Today there are some 14 millions Jews on the planet and most of them have nothing to do with being Hebrew. It is like the first Christians, they were all Jewish and Semites, you know. Now they are rarely Semites and never Jewish. Things change. And divisions and categories are in people's mind only....Same thing with Muslims, originally they were Arabs only. Now they even are Indonesians and Indians or Blacks. Funny no ???

Answer 5

Hebrew is the language spoken by the Jewish religion.

Answer 6

Judaism is the religion, Hebrew is the language they speak and also used sometimes to refer to a Jew!

It's pretty much the same as saying ,' You're American, but you don't speak American!'

hope that helped!

Answer 7

Actually Hebrew is the race, and Jewish is the religion. they are often confused. But you do not have to be any particular race to become a Jew since it is a religion.

Answer 8

yes, jewish is a religion and a race of people and Hebrew is the language that they speak.

Answer 9

if you are using Hebrew as a nationality then yes, they have been used interchangeably.

The term Hebrew to describe people of the Mosaic faith was more used though in older Victorian English.

Answer 10

Yes. Hebrew was the old way of saying Jew or Israelite.