People & groups
Gentile
A person or people belonging to the nations outside Israel or the Jewish people.
Also called · Nations · Non-Jew
What it means
Biblical words translated “Gentile” can also simply mean nation, so context determines whether Israel or other peoples are in view.
Acts and Paul’s letters give major attention to Gentiles receiving the gospel without first becoming Jewish proselytes.
How it appears in the Bible
The nations appear both in judgments and in the promise that blessing through Abraham will extend widely.