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Hebrews

American  
[hee-brooz] / ˈhi bruz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. a book of the New Testament. Heb.


Hebrews British  
/ ˈhiːbruːz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a book of the New Testament

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hebrews Cultural  
  1. The descendants of Abraham and Isaac, especially the descendants of Isaac's son Jacob; the Israelites.


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I thought of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

Yet the Hebrew Bible shows that Hebrews were as terrified of existential uprootedness as Blaise Pascal or any Christian king.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2024

The Black Hebrews, as the spiritual community’s members are commonly known, first made their way to Israel from the United States in the 1960s.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2023

Over the decades, the Black Hebrews have made gradual inroads into Israeli society.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2023

When he woke up, he repeated what little he could remember, a verse from Hebrews about Enoch: “Taken up so he should not see death; and he was not found.”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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