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Both. He is Hebrew, as a descendant of Eber (Genesis ch.11), father of the Hebrews. More specifically, we speak of Abraham himself as father of the Hebrews, since only the Jews are still identifiable as Hebrews (not Eber's other descendants, such as the children of Joktan).
And, though technically the name "Jews" wasn't applied until later, we may call Abraham the first Jew since "anyone who denounces idolatry is a Yehudi" (Talmud, Megillah 13a). See also:

Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

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