Hebrews

Northwest Semitic language

book of the Bible

thumb|Map of the territorial allotment of the Twelve Tribes of Israel before Dan moved next to Naphtali due to conflict with the [[Philistines, based on the Book of Joshua]]

thumb|Moses leads the Israelites across the [[Red Sea while pursued by Pharaoh. Fresco from the Dura-Europos synagogue in Syria, 244–256 CE]]

thumb|alt= Cuneiform SA.KAS and KU6.KAŠ.RU| Cuneiform of Sumerian language|Sumerian and corresponding West Semitic ha-bi-ru