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# Gentile #
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## Facts: ##
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The term "Gentile" refers to anyone who is not a Jew. Gentiles are people who are not descendants of Jacob.
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* In the Bible, the term "uncircumcised" is also used figuratively to refer to Gentiles because many of them did not circumcise their male children as the Israelites did.
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* Because God chose the Jews to be his special people, they thought of the Gentiles as outsiders who could never be God's people.
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* The Jews were also called "Israelites" or "Hebrews" at different times in history. They referred to everyone else as a "Gentile."
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* Gentile could also be translated as "not a Jew" or "non-Jewish" or "not an Israelite" (Old Testament) or "non-Jew.".
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* Traditionally, Jews would not eat with Gentiles or associate with them, which at first caused problems within the early church.
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(See also: [Israel, Israelites, nation of Israel](../other/israel.md),[Jacob, Israel](../other/jacob.md), [Jew, Jewish](../other/jew.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 09:13-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/09/13)
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* [Acts 14:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/14/05)
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* [Galatians 02:15-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/02/15)
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* [Luke 02:30-32](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/02/30)
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* [Matthew 05:46-48](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/05/46)
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* [Matthew 06:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/06/05)
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* [Romans 11:25](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/rom/11/25)
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