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From: Lloyd Barre <barre AT c-zone.net>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: `ibrith="Hebrew"
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 16:44:50 -0800

Dear List Members,

It is well-known that Hebrew tradition traces the meaning of their
designation to the ancient ancestor Eber (Gen 11:14ff.). Is this
explanation credible, and why was this particular word found to be apt?
How do interested list members understand the meaning of this word (`br)
and how did it come to be applied to the Hebrews?

Thank you,

Lloyd Barre

`ibrith="Hebrew", Lloyd Barre, 01/05/1999