144 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27), Source Book Keys, AMJV GENESIS | 14:13 Hebrew — GEN819 The very names of the Jews as a Jewish peo... 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 Share Print Source KeyAMJVVerse14:13Keyword(s)HebrewSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 14:13 Hebrew — GEN818 The first Jew, Abraham, was called a Hebre... Previous Article GENESIS | 14:14 mustered — GEN820 R. Avahu said in the name of R. Elazar: “W... Next Article