- HEBREWS
- members of the JEWISH people who called themselves ISRAELITES.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
Hebrews — (or Hebertes , Eberites , Hebreians , Habiru or Habiri ; Hebrew: עברים or עבריים , Standard unicode|ʿIvrim , unicode|ʿIvriyyim Tiberian unicode|ʿIḇrîm , unicode|ʿIḇriyyîm ) are an ancient people defined as descendants of biblical Patriarch Eber… … Wikipedia
Hebrews — 1 Hebrews 2 Hebrews 3 Hebrews 4 Hebrews 5 Hebrews 6 Hebrews 7 Hebrews 8 Hebrews 9 Hebrews 10 Hebrews 11 Hebrews 12 … The King James version of the Bible
Hebrews — [hē′bro͞oz΄] n. a book of the New Testament, a letter of undetermined authorship to the Hebrews: abbrev. He or Heb … English World dictionary
Hebrews — The usage of the OT does not make it clear whether the Hebrews are regarded as an ethnic group. The description is rare. But they are distinguished from Egyptians (Exod. 2:11) and identical with ‘Israelites’ (Exod. 5:1, 3). The Philistines who… … Dictionary of the Bible
Hebrews — noun A book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of to the Hebrews. See Also: Heb … Wiktionary
Hebrews — noun 1. the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac s son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) • Syn: ↑Israelites • Topics: ↑Old… … Useful english dictionary
Hebrews, Epistle to the — • The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and His Divine mediatorial office Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Hebrews, letter to the — About 200 CE Clement of Alexandria referred to this letter as written by Paul, but there is nothing in the text about its author. There are in fact good reasons for rejecting Pauline authorship; the Greek is too good to be Paul s; favourite… … Dictionary of the Bible
Hebrews — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 14th century a theological treatise addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament see bible table … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hebrews — /hee broohz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) a book of the New Testament. Abbr.: Heb. * * * … Universalium
Hebrews — (Acts 6:1) were the Hebrew speaking Jews, as distinguished from those who spoke Greek. (See Greeks.) … Easton's Bible Dictionary