Heber velEber (litteris Hebraeicis עֵבֶר) sicut proavusHebraeorum in "tabula nationum(de)"libri Genesis (cap. 10-14) nominatur. Hoc textuSem genuitArphaxad, qui genuitSala(en), qui genuit Heber (Gen. 11.10-16). Capitulo priore Sem nuncupatur pater "omnium filiorum Heber" (בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר, Gen. 10.21). Ita Hebraei "prognati Heber" per etymologiam dicuntur: in textu BiblicoAbram hoc sensu "Hebraeus" dicitur (Gen. 14.13).
- Graham Harvey,The True Israel: Uses of the Names Jew, Hebrew, and Israel in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Literature. Lugduni Batavorum: Brill, 2001.ISBN 0-391-04119-3
- Solomon Zeitlin, "The Names Hebrew, Jew and Israel: A Historical Study" inJewish Quarterly Review vol. 43 (1953) pp. 365–379JSTOR
