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All twelve tribes were Hebrew Israelites, Hebrews because they were descendants of Abraham and Isaac, and Israelites because they also descended from Jacob who's name was change to Israel (Genesis 32:28).
The Hebrews could be called Children of Shem to designate that they are descendants from Noah's son Shem, but not Semite, that not a proper term in reference to the Israelites.
Semite is of relative recent origin. It comes from the 18th century (along with the word Jew). One of its uses was to designate those who spoke a certain language, such as Syrian, Hebrew, and Arabic. The name was given an extra meaning later, to include all those people who were "SUPPOSED" to be descendants of Noah's son Shem (not Sem). Over the years, Semite has come to mean Jew and Jew only. So, in modern day terminology Semite is synonymous with Jew or Jews.
If the Jews are Semites, which they claim to be, this means they are not descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, which means they are not Israelites. Semite is a word made up by deceived men with little understanding of The Bible and should never be used in reference to the biblical Hebrew Israelites. It will only cause further confusion, to an already confused world, and since YHWH never refers to Israel as: JEWS, ISRAELI OR SEMITE, we shouldn't either.
ADDENDUM THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS MY RESPONSE FROM AN ONLINE MESSAGE BOARD POSTED BY A BLACK JEW WHO PRACTICES JUDAISM. HE CLAIMED, THE USE OF THE MONIKER "HEBREW ISRAELITE" IS WRONG. IN MY RESPONSE, I MENTIONED A FEW THINGS THAT I NEGLECTED TO MENTION IN MY FIRST WRITING OF THIS SECTION, I EXPLAIN FULLY WHY WE ARE CALLED HEBREW ISRAELITES.
The Hebrews could be called Children of Shem to designate that they are descendants from Noah's son Shem, but not Semite, that not a proper term in reference to the Israelites.
Semite is of relative recent origin. It comes from the 18th century (along with the word Jew). One of its uses was to designate those who spoke a certain language, such as Syrian, Hebrew, and Arabic. The name was given an extra meaning later, to include all those people who were "SUPPOSED" to be descendants of Noah's son Shem (not Sem). Over the years, Semite has come to mean Jew and Jew only. So, in modern day terminology Semite is synonymous with Jew or Jews.
If the Jews are Semites, which they claim to be, this means they are not descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, which means they are not Israelites. Semite is a word made up by deceived men with little understanding of The Bible and should never be used in reference to the biblical Hebrew Israelites. It will only cause further confusion, to an already confused world, and since YHWH never refers to Israel as: JEWS, ISRAELI OR SEMITE, we shouldn't either.
ADDENDUM THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS MY RESPONSE FROM AN ONLINE MESSAGE BOARD POSTED BY A BLACK JEW WHO PRACTICES JUDAISM. HE CLAIMED, THE USE OF THE MONIKER "HEBREW ISRAELITE" IS WRONG. IN MY RESPONSE, I MENTIONED A FEW THINGS THAT I NEGLECTED TO MENTION IN MY FIRST WRITING OF THIS SECTION, I EXPLAIN FULLY WHY WE ARE CALLED HEBREW ISRAELITES.