Hebrew is the language of the Jewish people. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew.
Because the Jews spoke Hebrew, the Bible sometimes calls them Hebrew or the Hebrews.
Also, Hebrews is a book of the New Testament, so named because it was written for the Hebrew people.
Key verse about Hebrew: Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew camp?” When they learned that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp, (1 Samuel 4:6, NIV).
A lifelong student of the Bible, Peter DeHaan, PhD, wrote the 1,000-page website ABibleADay.com to encourage people to explore the Bible. His main blog and many books urge Christians to push past the status quo and reconsider how they practice their faith in every area of their lives.
