Sometimes an alternative English translation for ‘Gentiles’ (non‐Jews), as Matt. 28: 19 and elsewhere.
A regular feature of the OT prophetic books is the ‘oracles against the nations’.
Citation for nations
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MLA
"nations." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Apr 17, 2014. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1312>.
Chicago
"nations." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1312 (accessed Apr 17, 2014).