In the modern world we think of the Judaism as a religion. The Jews however, are also a nationality. When Twain spoke of the Jews he should have spoken of the Hebrews as a whole and not just the tribe of Judah. What Twain failed to realize was that there are many more Hebrews than just the tribe of Judah. The rest of the tribes were dispersed throughout Europe and the Middle East. Nevertheless the tribe of Judah was the only tribe to retain the Hebrew faith.
In the book of Genesis, Jacob, who was the grandson of Abraham, was renamed Israel. He had twelve sons who make up the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel. After Solomon died the tribes separated due to religious differences. Those who wanted to keep the faith of their f
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