or EBER, the father of Peleg, and the son of Salah, who was the
grandson of Shem, one of Noah’s sons, was born A. M. 1723; B. C. 2281.
From him some have supposed that Abraham and his descendants derived the
appellation of Hebrews. But others have suggested, with greater
probability, that Abraham and his family were thus called, because they
came from the other side of the Euphrates into Canaan; Heber signifying
in the Hebrew language _one that passes_, or, _a passage_, that is, of
the river Euphrates. According to this opinion, Hebrew signifies much
the same as foreigner among us, or one that comes from beyond sea. Such
were Abraham and his family among the Canaanites; and his posterity,
learning and using the language of the country, still retained the
appellation originally given them, even when they became possessors and
settled inhabitants.
2. HEBER the Kenite, of Jethro’s family, husband to Jael, who killed
Sisera, Judges iv, 17, &c.
grandson of Shem, one of Noah’s sons, was born A. M. 1723; B. C. 2281.
From him some have supposed that Abraham and his descendants derived the
appellation of Hebrews. But others have suggested, with greater
probability, that Abraham and his family were thus called, because they
came from the other side of the Euphrates into Canaan; Heber signifying
in the Hebrew language _one that passes_, or, _a passage_, that is, of
the river Euphrates. According to this opinion, Hebrew signifies much
the same as foreigner among us, or one that comes from beyond sea. Such
were Abraham and his family among the Canaanites; and his posterity,
learning and using the language of the country, still retained the
appellation originally given them, even when they became possessors and
settled inhabitants.
2. HEBER the Kenite, of Jethro’s family, husband to Jael, who killed
Sisera, Judges iv, 17, &c.