Showing posts with label Hebrews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hebrews. Show all posts

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Who Are The Hebrews?

"NOTICE THE AFRO'S AND BEARDS. THE HEBREWS ALSO WORE GARMENTS WITH FRINGES. ALSO, KEEP IN MIND THE VARIOUS SHADES OF THE HEBREWS RANGING FROM LIGHT SKINNED TO DARK SKINNED!!! THE EGYPTIANS WORE A HEADDRESS AND GOATEE'S NOT AFRO'S AND BEARDS, BUT, THE WERE ALSO DARK SKINNED. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT HEBREWS." http://www.therealhebrewisraelites.com/ accessed 2015-08-02.

Where have they gone? Who are they now?

These are just a few of the questions this essay hopes to point to the true answers.

Etymology

The modern word "Hebrew" is derived from the word "Ibri" (plural "Ibrim"), one of several names for the Jewish people. It is traditionally understood to be an adjective based on the name of Abraham's ancestor, Eber ("Ebr" עבר in Hebrew), mentioned in Genesis 10:21. This name is possibly based upon the root "ʕ-b-r" (עבר) meaning "to cross over". Interpretations of the term "ʕibrim" link it to this verb; cross over and homiletical or the people who crossed over the river Euphrates.["הספריה של מט"ח". Lib.cet.ac.il. Retrieved 2013-04-25.]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language. Accessed 2015-08-02.[emphasis mine]