Did I say they were a race? In Mesopotamia from ancient days there were the practically unknown Rephaim, several groups of Semites, the original Egyptians, the various Aryan branches, the Indo-Europeans, mongols, and a few others. The way that every empire had of exterminating and displacing the conquered guaranteed genetic mixing to a degree that makes any purebred claim laughable. What we know now as the religion of Judaism had two roots also, neither of which had anything to do with Babylon. But if I say the Jews, I mean the people who practice Judaism or claim they do. I'm not getting into it with God as to who is a real follower.
Did I say they were a race? In Mesopotamia from ancient days there were the practically unknown Rephaim, several groups of Semites, the original Egyptians, the various Aryan branches, the Indo-Europeans, mongols, and a few others. The way that every empire had of exterminating and displacing the conquered guaranteed genetic mixing to a degree that makes any purebred claim laughable. What we know now as the religion of Judaism had two roots also, neither of which had anything to do with Babylon. But if I say the Jews, I mean the people who practice Judaism or claim they do. I'm not getting into it with God as to who is a real follower.
So what were the “chosen people” called then if not Jews?
(No snark intended, genuine curiosity. Your comment was the first I’ve heard of that)