people (pē′pəl)
noun
- Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person,especially in compounds.
- The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the.
- A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
It’s interesting “Human” is not in the Scriptures, neither is “Race” (as people).
Note … Many are called by the names of the Land (Nation, Kingdom, City) in which they lived. I.E Babylonians Daniel 1:1, Medes Daniel 9:1, Greek(s) Mark 7:25, Roman(s) John 11:4
In the Scripture some of us people are referred to as:
People 1,920x Genesis 11:6
Folk 6x Genesis 33:15
Person 107x Genesis 14:21
Tribe 297x Genesis 49:16
Heathen 145x Leviticus 25:44
Mankind 6X Leviticus 18:22
Gentile 244x Genesis 10:5
Saint(s) 98x Deuteronomy 33:2
Jew(s) 275x 2 Kings 16:6
Christian(s) 3x Acts 11:26
Body of Christ 4x Romans 7:4
From Adam to Noah: People, Folk, Person, Tribe
From Noah to Tower of Babble: People
From Tower of Babble to the Law: People
From the Law to Resurrection: People, Folk, Person, Tribe, Mankind, Jews, Saints, Heathen
From Resurrection to Today: Folk, Tribe, Mankind, Person, Gentile, Jew, Saint, Christian, Body of Christ
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