Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
WHAT is IN A NAME?
SECOND OF A SERIES OF SERMONS
By RABBI Il. n. CsLIscH.
HEBREW, ISRAELIYE, OR JGTY'
The Speaker Traces the Use nm"
Significance OF the Three "or"s-
lie Argues for che Use Of the
Last.

Rabbi T. n. Calisch preached az Beth
Ahaba synagogue last night TO large
audience. Ills subject was Hebrew, Is
raeItfte. or Jew?" lie took his text from
Genesis xxi, %. the incident OF Jacob
wrestling with angel and the changing
OF his name lie said in part;
MANY people have questioned as TO
which Is the proper one Of these terms
and a great portion Of even the Jewish
people do not know Of any shade Of dis
tinction between them. except perhaps
the foolish conception that might mako
the term Hebi'cw or Israolite seem to be
softer than that Of Jew. Historically con-
sidered, they represent three important
epochs In tho history OF the Jews, win
which each one has been associated, and
20 which, we might say each one belongs
the patriarchal epoch. the epoch Of the
national existence. and the time since the
national entity was destroyed-with
which, and 10 which, belong. respective
iy. tho names as have been given
HEBREW IN THE BIBLE.
Tho first mention of the word Hebrew
in the BiDIc is given In Genesis xiv. u.
where Abram IS called a Hebrew. and
we fad that this term. and none other.
Is used throughout the book of Genesis
20 distinguish the beginnings OF the pec-
pie. The word Israel, I'm the book Of Cen
esis is only used in connection with Ja-
cob, and as a name for him individually.
Its use 10 denomlnate the people as
people began with the exodus and the
incidents leading up thereto. In the first
few chapters Of the book OF Exodus, the
word Hebrew is used I'm connection with
81 II artfa In hra
same connection are called Israel. In the
later books Of the Bible II is used occa~
sionally, perhaps most frequently In tho
books Of Samuel until tie time of Saul
After this the name Hebrew occurs but
rarely. and only once distnctively, and
that Is In the book of Jonah. where that
prophet, in answer TO the queries OF the
sailors. says i am a Hebrew With the
capitalization of the national idea, and
the growth Of the national consciousness.
tho word Israel became more and more
pronounced and the word Hebrew more
and more shadowy. until after the time
Of David we meet IL not at ALI
WHEN JEW FIRST USED
"The word judah. with which the word
Jew IS identified, came into prominence
as a collective cOgnOmen with the dis
ruption Of DaWd's kingdom and the es-
Enlistment of the two now kingdoms Of
judah and Israel. When the ten tribes
forming the kingdom of Israel were wiped
out Of existence, and I'm my belief they
nave been wiped out Of existence. all at
tempts 10 resurrect them TO the contrary
Notwithstanding, this left the kingdom OF /
judah as the sole representative of ma
tional existence When. 800 years later
the commonwealth re-established by the
returning exiles was destroyed by the
Romans, the national existence was to-
tally annihilated, and the remnants Of
that Judean nation. scattered 20 the four
corners Of the universe. stood for that
which can never be destroyed the Jul
dean religion, to-day called Judaism, and
whose devotees are Jews. There are very
few instances of the mention OF the word
Jew In the Bible 1t is given I'm the book
of Esther number OF times. 10 is given
IN the 3ith chapter of the book of Jere-
iniah, and a number OF times in the book
Of Daniel
ITO sum up. then, we may again say
that the people Of the patriarchal period
and Of the formative period of the nation,
were Hebrews, speaking the Hebrew Ian
guage: that when the twelve tribes.
known as the sons of Jacob, or Israel |
had coalesced into one national entity
That nation was known as Israel; and
that finally. when there was left only
the Incompatible possession Of their
faith It was sustained by the remnant OF
the Judcan kingdom and its followers. as
Jews As the patriarchal period has long