Hebrews

:This article is about the Hebrew people. For the book of the Bible, see Epistle to the Hebrews.

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Hebrews (syns. Heberites, Eberites, Hebreians, descendants of biblical Patriarch Eber; עברים, Standard Hebrew ʿIvrim, Tiberian Hebrew ʿIḇrîm; also עבריים Standard Hebrew ʿIvriyyim, Tiberian Hebrew ʿIḇriyyîm) were people who lived in the Levant (the area now forms the geographical region of Palestine, Sinai, and the coastal portions of Syria), which was politically Canaan when they first arrived in the area. The Hebrews lived within this region in the 2nd millennium BCE and spoke a Canaanite dialect (see Hebrew languages), although their culture was distinct from the local Canaanite culture. The extent of the distinction between the culture of the Canaanites and the Hebrews is a matter of great debate, touching as it does on strong religious sensibilities.

Related Topics:
Eber - Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Levant - Palestine - Sinai - Syria - Canaan - 2nd millennium BCE - Canaanite dialect - Hebrew languages - Canaanite

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