hebrews

Noun
  1. The ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob);
    The nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) (synset 108500946)
    referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    is a type of:
    • ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
    • chosen people - any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
    same as: israelites
  2. A New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him (synset 106458146)
    is an instance of: epistle - a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
    is a part of: new testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
    same as: epistle to the hebrews

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