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What are the names judaism and Jew based on

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The word “Jew” or “Judaism” comes from an ancient kingdom of Judah in the second century bce
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The word “Jew” ultimately comes from Judah, an ancient kingdom centered in Jerusalem, in the 2nd century BCE.
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