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Originally Posted by Grace Seeker  As having to be of the tribe of Judah to be Jewish, I don't think that it is necessary. Yes, I understand that this is where we generally think of the term as coming from (though if one reads the posts in the "ask a Jew" thread, I believe I read a different answer there about that a few months back). But that does not take into account that today we have people who are of the tribe of Benjamin (and this would included King David) and of the tribe of Levi (for example all those with the last name of Cohen) who are also considered Jews. So, the term "Jew", as used today, includes more than just the descendants of Judah. |
well we can legitimately claim prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) as a Muslim, because 'Muslim' means 'one who has submitted to the will of the One True God'. And certainly the Jews may claim him as a ancestor, but we would dispute about whether the prophet was as partial as their scriptures make him out to be, and abandoned his teenage son from a 'slave-girl' because a superior son had been born to him from his wife.
peace to you