Hebrews in the Bible

Meaning: descendants of Heber

Exact Match

Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

Verse ConceptsAncestors

And she told him according to these words, saying, "This Hebrews' servant which thou hast brought unto us came in to me to do me shame.

For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon.”

Verse ConceptsDungeonsKidnappingImmigrants

They served him by himself, his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, since that is abhorrent to them.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsAbominations, PracticesPeople PartingNo DealingsHating Peoples

Thematic Bible



A fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner. (All these were allied by treaty with Abram.)

for I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon."

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.


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