In the Hebrew Bible, Prophet Abraham is the first person to be called a “Hebrew” (Genesis 14:13). The term Hebrew comes from the verb ‘to go over a boundary’— like the Euphrates or ...

So is Abraham the founder of monotheism? Ancient Jewish storytellers thought ... One of the main ideas of the Hebrew Scriptures is that the people of Israel relate to God through a covenant.

So is Abraham the founder of monotheism? Ancient Jewish storytellers thought ... Cohen: One of the main ideas of the Hebrew Scriptures is that the people of Israel relate to God through a covenant.

Archaeological excavation and the Hebrew Bible help scholars ... after their arrival there," Abraham wrote. The Babylonians were eventually conquered by the ancient Persians in 539 B.C., and ...

William Dever, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arizona, has investigated the archeology of the ancient Near East ... finds related to the Hebrew Bible, including his own hot-button ...

Kingship and Masculinity in Ancient Israel.' His article "The Past as Destiny" will appear in the October issue of the Harvard Theological Review The Origins of the Hebrew Bible and Its Components ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land. Canaan was an ancient country ...