A name used by early Jewish sects who were considered Christians. Tertullian believed the sect was started by Ebion in Jerusalem. The term Ebionite is also translated as the "poor" in Hebrew. Iranaeus classified them as heretical. Those that believed the Jewish traditions should be incorporatedinto Christianity are referred to as "Judaizers". The name is associated by some authorities with James the Just, and the blood relatives of Jesus who became early Christians. The term is also associated with Nazerenes. http