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What is the difference between Jews and Gentiles?

Asked by R. Barnes, Last updated: Nov 02, 2024

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Bart , Musician, BA, Lausanne

Answered Nov 03, 2020

A Gentile is known to be a person who is not Jewish. This word comes from a Hebrew word called “goy.” This term is used to describe Hebrews and all of the other people that come from different nations. For people who would need to use the plural term of the word, they used “goyim.” One difference between the Gentiles with Jews is that the Gentiles always celebrated and worshipped Jesus Christ. The Jews believe somehow that Jesus Christ is a prophet but they do not believe that Jesus is the son of God. The Gentiles and Jews may have some differences which are why they have different opinions on their beliefs.
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O. Bickis

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O. Bickis, Corporate employee, MBA, Stockton

Answered Oct 14, 2020

The best way to differentiate between Jews and gentiles is to look at their cultural, traditional, and religious differences. Jews are usually referred to as descendants of the patriarch Israel. The religion practiced by Jews is called Judaism, and it is based majorly on the law of Moses.

Gentiles, on the other hand, are non-Jewish people who believe and worship God using the patriarchal system. Although Jews and gentiles have certain records of Jesus Christ, the Jews do not see Jesus as God but a messenger of God, while the gentiles still believe and regard Jesus as God.

In fact, the Jews believe God is going to send a Messiah who will bring everybody to the kingdom of God. According to history, the word gentile is related to Latin, while the word Jew has Hebrew roots. Another difference is that the Jews do not completely believe in everything the gentiles believe in, whereas the gentiles still follow everything that the Jews believe.

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Todd Gurley

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Answered Apr 13, 2020

One of the main differences between Jewish and Gentiles in the past is their belief in circumcision. The Jews were circumcised at an early age while there are a lot of Gentiles that were not circumcised at all. There was a time when Gentiles were excluded in all of the activities that were being done in Israel.

It was only after they have found Christ that they have started to belong with the rest of Israel. The Jews at that time ruled Israel because they were the ones who were considered to be righteous at that time. Gentiles, in the beginning, were thought to be people who did not have any hope about God in the world.

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