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Terracotta head of Semite, marked "Hebrew" by Petrie. From Memphis, Foreign Quarter, Egypt. Graeco-Roman Period. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Terracotta head of Semite, marked "Hebrew" by Petrie. From Memphis, Foreign Quarter, Egypt. Graeco-Roman Period. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London

The Hebrews (Hebrew: עברים or עבריים) is an ancient Semitic people of Middle East. They are ancestors of Israelites, son of Isaac and Arabs son of Ishmael and descend from Shem, son of Noah and cousin as the descendants of Japheth and the descendants of Ham.

They escape from Ancient Egypt is recounted in Torah in book called Exodus in English, or Shemot שמות in Hebrew.

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  • Judaean people are being deported into exile after the capture of Lachish

    Judaean prisoners being deported into exile to other parts of the Assyrian empire. Wall relief from the South-West Palace at Nineveh (modern-day Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian period, 700-692 BCE. The British Museum, London.

  • Canaanites and Shasu Leader captives from Ramses III's tile collection; By Niv Lugassi

    Ramesses III prisoner tiles depicting Canaanite and Shasu leaders as captives. Most archaeologists regard the Hebrews as local Canaanite refugees and possibly some Shasu settling down in the hill-country.

  • Samuel e david

    A depiction of the Ancient Hebrews in Dura-Europos synagogue

  • Dura Europos fresco Jews cross Red Sea

    Moses (l) and Aaron (r) lead the Jews across the Red Sea while pursued by Pharaoh. Fresco from the Dura-Europos synagogue in Syria, 244–256 CE

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