Before Abraham became the father of the Hebrews who was the father of the Hebrews?

Answer 1

A:Once we go outside the biblical story of Abraham as the father of the Hebrews, we must look at the historical record as reconstructed by archaeologists and scholars. Then we find that the Hebrews were actually Canaanites who moved from the rich coastal cities along the coast and foothills, to settle peacefully in the sparsely populated mountainous hinterland. The records show they continued to use a dialect of the Canaanite language until late in the tenth century.