Pastor Jack Hibbs explains the biblical meaning behind the word “Jew” by tracing it back to the name Judah (Yehudah); the fourth son of Jacob, whose own name was changed to Israel after encountering God. Judah’s name means “I will praise the Lord,” and from that name comes the term Jew. He points to the scripture by showing that being Hebrew is lineage, but being a “Jew” in the biblical sense refers to one who praises the Lord, a matter of the heart, not just heritage. He cites Romans 2, where P