An ethnic group mentioned in ancient middle eastern sources. The *Tel el Amarna letters (15th/14th Century BCE) in particular portray them as bands of bandits who attack local townships. The precise relationship, between the Habiru and the Hebrews is...

Habiru (Ha biru) or Apiru or pr.w (Egyptian)[1]was the name given by various Sumerian, Egyptian, Akkadian, Hittite, Mitanni, and Ugaritic sources (dated, roughly, from before 2000 BC to around 1200 BC) to a group of people living as MAR TU or nomadic...