A Palestinian Jew. A Roman subject but not a citizen, few Judean residents were unless they were both wealthy and in positions of power. A notable exception was St Paul, aka Saul of Tarsus. From a wealthy background and a member of the Sanhedrin, ie a widower. Plenty of money and not having a living wife to support - and his Roman citizenship made it harder for the powers-that-be to martyr him. Crucifixion, for example, was out of the question, citizens were never crucified.
The state of Israel didn't exist until >150 years after the USA did. He was a resident of Judea and a Roman subject (not a citizen). Israelite (Hebrew) by race, but not by nationality.
The Bible refers to the area as JUDEA in the NEW Testament, which it was by the time Yeshua was born. The Kingdom of Israel ceased to exist after the Assyrian occupation, and Judah (not Judea) was restored by the Persians after the Babylonian exile, but renamed during the Seleucid period. By the time of the Hasmonean Herods (following the Maccabean revolt, which briefly restored Jewish self-rule before the Roman invasion), the old Kingdom of Israel was known as Samaria, and the Samaritans and Judeans weren't terribly fond of each other - the Scriptures had diverged and they practised radically different versions of Judaism. History. Try studying it.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem. He also lived in Nazareth which is in the Allentown/Bethlehem area, so I think that would make him American, lol.
This post was edited by Livvie at July 6, 2021 6:48 AM MDT
No, He isn't an American. Jesus was born, lived, and died a Jew. The Bible provides two genealogies for Jesus in the Bible, tracing His earthly heritage back in time, one of them all the way to Adam. Coupled with the genealogical records in the Old Testament, it is easy to trace Jesus’ heritage back through the history of the Hebrew people who became the Jewish nation.
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