Jews – Bible Q

Is there any evidence that John, the disciple of Jesus, was black?

Answered by BibleQ . August 7, 2015 - 6:25 am

No, there isn’t; but there is evidence that John was a Jew. Jesus’ ministry was primarily exclusive to the tribes of Israel (Mat. 15:24). As John and the other disciples were people Jesus came to minister to, John would have been a Jew. Jesus probably selected the twelve disciples to represent Israel in some way […]

Was Jesus a Jew?

Answered by BibleQ . May 5, 2014 - 8:18 am

Yes, Jesus was a Jew, from the tribe of Judah (his genealogies are in Matthew 1 and Luke 3). Also see ‘Was Jesus white?‘

Are Jews to stop celebrating their old holidays?

Answered by BibleQ . September 30, 2013 - 9:33 am

The full question: I am not Jewish but I have a question about the Jewish faith. My mom says that since Christ has come and risen, there is no need for the Jews to celebrate any of their holidays, i.e. Passover, etc. I see her point (sort of), but even though Christ has come and […]

How many times in the Old Testament did the Hebrews reject God?

Answered by BibleQ . July 6, 2013 - 3:17 am

It might be a bit of a cop-out kind of answer, but: lots and lots of times! Probably too many times to number. God’s opinion on this is expressed well in (among other places) Jeremiah 32:30-35: The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; indeed, the […]

Why were the Israelites born in the Wilderness not circumcised?

Answered by BibleQ . June 1, 2013 - 9:54 am

Joshua 5:5,7 tell us that the Israelites born in the wilderness weren’t circumcised, but we aren’t told why. It seems probable that it was because the Israelites neglected to do it.

Were the Israelites circumcised during their time in Egypt?

Answered by BibleQ . June 1, 2013 - 9:46 am

It seems probable that they were. Joshua 5:5 says the Israelites were already circumcised at the time they came out of Egypt, but their is no record of a mass circumcision just prior to their exodus, which would seem to suggest that the Israelites continued to carry out circumcision during their time in Egypt. Additional note Joshua […]

If circumcision identified a male as part of God’s family, what identified a female as part of God’s family?

Answered by BibleQ . February 28, 2013 - 9:28 am 1

Being born into a Jewish family (Gen. 17:7) or converting to Judaism (Ruth 1:16) identified a female as Jewish. Added to this, a Jewish female (like a Jewish male) had to keep the Law (Ezek.11:20) and, if she had children, to circumcise her sons (Gen. 17:10).

Who are the twenty four elders that John foresaw? Jew or gentile?

Answered by BibleQ . October 24, 2011 - 4:33 pm

There are 5 references to the twenty four elders – Rev 4:4; 4:10; 5:8-10; 11:16; 19:4. Looking at Rev 5:8-10 NKJV: (8) Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the […]

In John 8:44 who was Jesus talking to when he said, “You belong to your father the devil”?

Answered by BibleQ . September 3, 2011 - 3:42 pm

Jesus is talking to a group of Jews including some Pharisees (John 8:13) and possibly other Jewish leaders (John 8:22 NET). He had said to them “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. […]

Israel and the Jews : Are the Israelites still God’s “chosen people”?

Answered by BibleQ . October 9, 2010 - 3:28 pm

The origin of Israel We need to understand first that Israel were not actually “chosen” in the sense of God having selected them from among the available nations. At the time God made a covenant with Abraham, the national of Israel, the Jews, did not yet exist. Abraham did not yet have a son. His […]

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Is there any evidence that John, the disciple of Jesus, was black?

Was Jesus a Jew?

Are Jews to stop celebrating their old holidays?

How many times in the Old Testament did the Hebrews reject God?

Why were the Israelites born in the Wilderness not circumcised?

Were the Israelites circumcised during their time in Egypt?

If circumcision identified a male as part of God’s family, what identified a female as part of God’s family?

Who are the twenty four elders that John foresaw? Jew or gentile?

In John 8:44 who was Jesus talking to when he said, “You belong to your father the devil”?

Israel and the Jews : Are the Israelites still God’s “chosen people”?

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