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Several possibilities have been proposed.

One very satisfying theory is the fact that Abraham was a foreigner in the place where he settled for most of
his life. He had moved there with his family and everything he owned, and was referred to by his neighbors as
something like "the one who came over", or "EEV-ree".

From that word, the Hebrew language refers to itself as "eev-REET".

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