Jews, or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating in the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and com
Egyptian depiction of the visit of Western Asiatics in colorful garments, labeled as Aamu. The painting is from the tomb of a 12th dynasty official Khnumhotep II at Beni Hasan, and dated to c. 1900 BCE. Their nearest Biblical contemporaries were the earliest of Hebrews, such as Abraham and Joseph.
Depiction of King Jehu, tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, 841–840 BCE. This is "the only portrayal we have in ancient Near Eastern art of an Israelite or Judaean monarch".
Gate from the Israelite city of Hazor's royal fort, dating to the time of Ahab, 9th century BCE
Temple menorah depicted on a coin of the Hasmonean king of Judaea Antigonus II Mattathias
Ancient Israel and Judah were two Israelite kingdoms that existed in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Their history began with the early appearance of the Israelites in Canaan's hill country.
Jews
…Jews, or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating in the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly interrelated, as Judaism is an ethnic religion, though many…
The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel, produced by Edward Weller c. 1890
Tel Megiddo, the ruins of a Canaanite and later Israelite city
The Merneptah Stele (c. 1208 BCE) – an Egyptian inscription by Pharaoh Merneptah – contains the earliest known reference to "Israel", indicating a people in Canaan at that time