Origin of the name “Hebrew” by Jack Cottrell (Notes) on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:08pm Someone asked about the origin of the Hebrew term used for the Hebrew people. I take it that the question is about the term “Hebrew” itself, not “Jew” or “Israelite.” The best way to answer such a question is to look in a good Bible dictionary. The following is simply taken from the Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, ed. Merrill F. Tenney; and Unger’s Bible Dictionary. In the Bible the name “Hebrew” is applied to Abraham and his descendants through Jacob, and is equivalent to … Continue reading →