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What are the names “Judaism” and “Jew” based on?

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According to the bible, the name comes from Judah, the forth son of Jakob. A tribe was named after him: the Tribe of Judah, which gave rise to the name of "Judaism", so the correct answer is ===>one of the original tribes.
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