Genesis 14:13

The Hebrew] Abraham may have been so called from his ancestor Eber (Genesis 11:14). As the Heb. ibrî, however, means 'of the country beyond,' the title may have been given to him by the Canaanites because he had come from across the Euphrates. LXX renders, 'Abraham the crosser.' In OT. the word generally occurs in the mouth of foreigners or in connexion with them: cp. Genesis 40:15; Genesis 43:32; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 13:14, and some scholars consider it probable that the present narrative may come from a Canaanite source. The Jews called themselves 'Israel,' 'Israelites.' Plain of Manure] i.e. Hebron: see on 1 Samuel 13:18.