@Witch_Hunter_Siegfried @Someguy @KingOfWhiteAmerica >They're all the same
Prior post really nailed it, but I will reiterate because non-Christians tend to not understand this point. Even if one was a pure materialist it should make sense conceptually. The faithful stopped being "jews" when Christ appeared. Whether you believe He walked the earth as God incarnate or a mere man, faithful practitioners of Old Testament Religion recognized Him as Messiah. Basically all of the people who were more interested in being "jewish" than in Truth remained as "jews", except even that's inaccurate. They had to invent entirely new lore and pilpul for why they could no longer sacrifice or practice things as outlined in their law. In short, "Israelites" mentioned in the Old Testament, with all of the many many problems and failures (aside from the small remnant of decent ones that survived various punishments from God) may or may not be the same people physically as modern "jews" but they certainly have the same spirit.