 Other scholars rebut this, proposing that the Hebrews are mentioned in later texts of the 3rd Intermediate Period of Egypt (11th century BCE) as Shasu of "Yhw".In the Hebrew Bible, the term "Hebrew" is normally used by foreigners (namely, the Egyptians) when speaking about Israelites and sometimes used by Israelites when speaking of themselves to foreigners.In , Abram is described as a descendant of Eber, from which some writers claim the designation "Hebrew" is derived.