Habiru

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Habiru (ʿprw of the Egyptian Tel el-Amarna letters, hab/hapiru in correspondence of Amenophis III and IV). A group or groups of people mentioned in Middle Eastern documents from the 18th to 12th cents. BCE. There has been much scholarly speculation as to the connection between the Habiru and the Hebrews (Heb., ʿibri), but identity between the two is unlikely.

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