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The '''Hebrews''' were [[God]]'s chosen people.  They were the ancestors of the [[Israelites]], who would eventually fulfill the Promise.  The term was usually used to denote a group based on ethnicity, whereas more modern usage of [[Jew]]s blurs [[ethnicity]] and [[religion]].  The Hebrews were expected to follow God as children of the Promise.  The term is usually used in the [[Bible]] before there was a nation of Israel.  It is a common usage in the [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]]<ref>Exodus 3:18</ref><ref>Exodus 5:3</ref><ref>Exodus 7:16</ref><ref>Exodus 9:1</ref> in the [[Old Testament]] to describe the descendants of [[Jacob]] who were put under bondage in [[Egypt]].     

The '''Hebrews''' were [[God]]'s chosen people.  The term was usually used to denote a group based on ethnicity, whereas more modern usage of [[Jew]]s blurs [[ethnicity]] and [[religion]].  The Hebrews were expected to follow God as children of the Promise.  The term is usually used in the [[Bible]] before there was a nation of Israel.  It is a common usage in the [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]]<ref>Exodus 3:18</ref><ref>Exodus 5:3</ref><ref>Exodus 7:16</ref><ref>Exodus 9:1</ref> in the [[Old Testament]] to describe the descendants of [[Jacob]] who were put under bondage in [[Egypt]].