[ladyL]

They weren't Jews they were Israelites. Jews only came from the tribe of Judah, there were eleven other tribes. Paul was not a Jew, he was a Benjaminite. Caleb was an Ephraimite. Abraham wasn't a Jew, Isaac wasn't a Jew, Jacob wasn't a Jew, Moses wasn't a Jew he was a Levite.

[jjotto]

“Jew” is informal usage. “Son of Jacob” or “Son of Israel” is the legal term. Mordechai (in the Book of Esther) is described as a “Jewish man” even though he was of the tribe of Benjamin.

[kosta50]

They weren't Jews they were Israelites. Jews only came from the tribe of Judah, there were eleven other tribes. Paul was not a Jew, he was a Benjaminite. Caleb was an Ephraimite. Abraham wasn't a Jew, Isaac wasn't a Jew, Jacob wasn't a Jew, Moses wasn't a Jew he was a Levite

That is correct, however, the people who lived in those two kingdoms encompassed the people commonly known today as the Jews (of all tribal ancestry, and none of the those living in the House of Israel became "Gentiles".