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| | Hebrew (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net |
 | | The name is derived, according to some, from Eber (Gen. |
 | | The term "Hebrew" comes from Eber, but the descendants of Eber also include the "Habiru." Discoveries at Ebla, in northern Syria, seems to indicate the founder and king of Ebla to be "Ebrim." |
 | | 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. |
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