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Hebrews

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hebrews

1
 n
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)
2
 n
a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hebrews
1

n 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)

Synonyms:
Israelites
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
2

n a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him

Synonyms:
Epistle to the Hebrews
Example of:
Epistle
a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
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