Hebrews

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Semitic people ancient people ethno-religious group

Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Semitic people → ancient people → ethno-religious group →
ancestralFigure	Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Jacob’s twelve sons →
associatedLanguage	Hebrew language →
associatedWith	Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) → Kingdom of Judah → Patriarch Abraham → Patriarch Isaac → Patriarch Jacob → Twelve Tribes of Israel →
centralCovenantConcept	covenant with Yahweh →
centralDeity	Yahweh →
culturalPractice	Sabbath observance → circumcision → dietary laws (kashrut precursors) →
ethnicityOf	Israelites → Jews →
historicalPeriod	Bronze Age → Iron Age →
languageFamily	Semitic languages →
laterIdentityContinuityWith	Jews → ancient Israelites →
mentionedIn	Book of Exodus → Book of Genesis → Pentateuch → Torah →
nameDerivedFrom	root ʿ-b-r (to cross, to pass) in Hebrew →
region	Ancient Near East → Canaan → Levant →
religiousText	Hebrew Bible → Tanakh →
religiousTradition	ancient Israelite religion →
religiousTraditionInfluenceOn	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
scripturalLawCode	Mosaic Law →
selfDesignation	ʿIvri →
selfDesignationLanguage	Biblical Hebrew →
traditionalAncestralGroupOf	Israelites → Jewish people →
traditionalLawGivingSite	Mount Sinai →
traditionalLiberationNarrative	Exodus from Egypt →
traditionalMigrationNarrative	migration to Canaan →
traditionalOriginNarrative	call of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans →
traditionalSlaveryNarrative	sojourn in Egypt →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Israelites →	alsoKnownAs
Bronze Age →	associatedWith
Jews →	hasEthnonym