Hebrews
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Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hebrews canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| 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)
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Judah
Abraham ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Abraham
Patriarch Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Jacob
Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| centralCovenantConcept | covenant with Yahweh ⓘ |
| centralDeity |
God
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| culturalPractice |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
circumcision ⓘ dietary laws (kashrut precursors) ⓘ |
| ethnicityOf |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Israelites
Jews ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| laterIdentityContinuityWith |
Jews
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israelites
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ Torah ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | root ʿ-b-r (to cross, to pass) in Hebrew ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Near East
Canaan ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religiousText |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionInfluenceOn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalLawCode |
Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mosaic Law
|
| selfDesignation |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
ʿIvri
|
| selfDesignationLanguage |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| traditionalAncestralGroupOf |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Israelites
Jewish people ⓘ |
| traditionalLawGivingSite | Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| traditionalLiberationNarrative |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
surface form:
Exodus from Egypt
|
| traditionalMigrationNarrative | migration to Canaan ⓘ |
| traditionalOriginNarrative | call of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans ⓘ |
| traditionalSlaveryNarrative | sojourn in Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.