Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hebrews"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Hebrews
(Acts 6:1) were the Hebrew-speaking Jews, as distinguished from
those who spoke Greek. (See {GREEKS}.)
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hebrews
n : (Old Testament) 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:
{Hebrews}, {Israelites}]
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