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The Christ Ministries India Training Academy The Christ Ministries India was founded in the year 2008 as an International ministry working cross-culturally to make disciples of all nations.

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Exalting Yeshua World Wide Yeshua HaMashiach is the center of our lives, We believe in Him, belong to Him and strive to be like Him. Our Passion is to seek and save the lo

st with the message of Christ through His power of deliverance, healings, miracles, signs and wonders to establish the Kingdom of God bringing Glory to Yeshua HaMashiach. Our Mission is accomplished through evangelistic crusades, mission field outreach, educational and medical institutions, works of charity and through our place of worship 'Yeshua Ka Ghar' and 'The Christ Ministries India Training Academy', our place of teaching & training. We welcome you all to be part of this kingdom work of Yeshua HaMashiach. May the Grace of Yeshua HaMashiach be with you all.

08/08/2026
07/08/2026

WHY ABRAHAM WAS CALLED AS A HEBREW ?

Gen 14:13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew...

Abraham is called a “Hebrew” in the Bible !

Why was Abraham called a Hebrew?

The Hebrew word is עִבְרִי (Ivri), commonly translated “Hebrew.” There are two main explanations for its origin:

From Eber (עֵבֶר)
Abraham was descended from Eber, who appears in his genealogy:

Shem → Arphaxad → Shelah → Eber → Peleg → Reu → Serug → Nahor → Terah → Abram
— Genesis 10:21–25; 11:10–26.

Because Abraham belonged to the family line of Eber, “Hebrew” may have become a designation for his people.

Meaning “one who crossed over”
The Hebrew root ʿ-b-r (עבר) carries the idea of crossing over / passing through. Some understand Ivri as referring to Abraham as “the one who crossed over”—particularly someone who crossed the Euphrates or came from “the other side.”

This also fits Abraham's calling. God called him to leave his country, relatives, and father's household and journey into the land God would show him (Genesis 12:1).

The important spiritual picture
Abraham was not merely identified by his ancestry; he became known as a man who separated himself from his former environment and followed God by faith.

When Abraham is first explicitly called “the Hebrew,” he is living as a man who is distinct from the surrounding nations:

“Abram the Hebrew” — Genesis 14:13

So, in a spiritual sense, the word Hebrew can beautifully picture a person who has crossed over from the old life into a life of faith and obedience to God.

There is also an interesting New Testament connection: Hebrews 11:8–10 presents Abraham as a man who left his homeland by faith, looking beyond the earthly land toward the city whose builder and maker is God.

In short: Abraham was called a Hebrew because the term likely connected him either to Eber or to the idea of being “one who crossed over.” Both ideas fit his biblical identity remarkably well.

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