From: ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk (Ben and Jo Crick)
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Meaning of term "Hebrew"
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:31:25 +0100
On Tue 6 Aug 2002 (01:52:45), jhonhar AT juno.com wrote:
> What is the origin and meaning of the term "hebrew?"
>
Ha`iB:RiYM are the descendents of Eber or Heber, son of Salah, great
grandson of Shem, and ancestor of Abraham. See the genealogy in Genesis 11.
So 'Eber was the ancestor of the 'Ebrews, and they spoke 'Ebrew, and they
lived in the Land of the 'Ebrews (Genesis 40:15).
HTH
Ben
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