Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Baqarah -> Why the Jews were called `Yahud

The Jews are the followers of Prophet Musa, who used to refer to the Tawrah for judgment. Yahud is a word that means, `repenting', just as Musa said,

﴿إِنَّا هُدْنَـآ إِلَيْكَ﴾