GEN819 The very names of the Jews as a Jewish people in the Torah all refer to disagreements and arguments.  The first name describing the Jewish people, named for its founding father, is Abraham “the Hebrew.”  His descendants were often called Hebrews.  Among the various explanations of this word is the Midrash that states that Abraham was called this because of his lone opinion and philosophy of life that [was] different from everyone else’s and [was] not tolerated by the non-Jewish world. Genesis Rabbah 42:13.  He fought for his beliefs and was able to survive even threats to his life.  AMJV 346-7