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For how long have the Jewish people existed? According to reputable secular scholars?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    That all depends how you define Jewish, doesn't it?

    Was Abraham Jewish, or was a Hebrew, but not Jewish?

  • 9 years ago

    Over 3000 years. Moses and Jacob are often seen as two of the defining characters. I don't believe that the Israelites and Hebrews started to be referrred to as Jews until a later date though, probably the Book of Esther is around the time you see this in writing. The nation of Israel was never just jewish people though and was both Jew and Gentile. It split in two at one point and the Northern kingdom of Israel maintained jewish and gentile peoples whereas the southern biblical kingdom of Judah was the Jewish nation.

  • 9 years ago

    Asteroid 2012 DA14 on February 15 2013 (Distance only 27.000 kilometers!!! 45 meters!!! Impact?)

    Are you ready?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so6W1KjMnuM&list=PL...

  • Fred
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Less than 4,000 years.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    some people started to call themselves Jewish when they wanted a mob name

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evP79MJXBTQ

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