Hebrews

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 are alarmed by ‘Hebrews coming out of their holes’ (1 Sam. 14:11) are referring contemptuously to Israelites. There were rules about releasing slaves who were Hebrews (Israelites), reiterated by Jeremiah (Jer. 34:9, 14), some of whom were ‘neighbours and friends’ (34:17) of their owners. Jonah [[➝ Jonah, book of]] pronounces himself a Hebrew (Jonah 1:9) who worships Yahweh. As late as the Maccabean period, Jews are distinguished from foreigners as ‘Hebrews’ (2 Macc. 11:13) and in the NT those Jews who retained the use of Hebrew and Aramaic rather than speaking Greek are called Hebrews (Acts 6:1; Phil. 3:5). Generally, however, from and after the Exile, the people of Judah and Judaea are known as ‘Jews’.

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