Bible Question: What does Hebrew mean? |
Bible Answer: Dr X We really don’t know but below is three possibilities. The third one is the one I was always taught. (1.) The name is derived, according to some, from Eber (Gen. 10:24), the ancestor of Abraham. The Hebrews are “sons of Eber” (10:21). (2.) Others trace the name of a Hebrew root-word signifying “to pass over,” and hence regard it as meaning “the man who passed over,” viz., the Euphrates; or to the Hebrew word meaning “the region” or “country beyond,” viz., the land of Chaldea. This latter view is preferred. It is the more probable origin of the designation given to Abraham coming among the Canaanites as a man from beyond the Euphrates (Gen. 14:13). (3.) A third derivation of the word has been suggested, viz., that it is from the Hebrew word “abhar”“to pass over,” whence “ebher” in the sense of a “sojourner” or “passer through” as distinct from a “settler” in the land, and thus applies to the condition of Abraham (Heb. 11:13). Easton, M. (1897; Published in electronic form by Logos Research Systems, 1996). Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Illustrations not included in electronic edition. (electronic edition of the 3rd edition.). Nashville: Thomas Nelson. EdB |
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