[freedom9]

What's your source that is better than the Book of Esther? None other than. . . Est 2:5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

(Are you going to argue that every Israelite is a Jew?)

(Or argue that a Benjamite is of the seed of the Jews?)

[Gondring]

[...] there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai [...]

Is that not clear?

[roamer_1]

(Or argue that a Benjamite is of the seed of the Jews?)

I will argue that, yes. "Jew" is a shortening of "Judah", to be sure, but stands for the Great House of Judah, not the tribe of that name- And the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of the House of Judah.