GENTILE does NOT mean NON-ISRAELITE. It Simply means NATION(s) by Ken Attwood

 

The word “Gentiles” is not an ethnicity. It is a translation of the Hebrew goyim and Greek ethnē, both of which simply mean nations. Context determines which nations are being discussed.

In the Old Testament, Israel itself is called a nation (Exodus 19:6), while other nations are also called nations. The word itself never automatically means “non-Israelite.”

By the New Testament period, many Israelites had been scattered among the nations through the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles. They lived as Greeks and among the nations (John 7:35; James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1). So when you see “Gentiles” or “Greeks,” you cannot simply assume the text is talking about non-Israelites.

The question should never be, “Does it say Gentiles?” The question is, “Which Gentiles is the author talking about in this context?”

Who THE HECK were THE GENTILES that Paul turned to and spoke to in Synagogues???  https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2026/05/who-heck-were-gentiles-that-paul-was.html