Hebrew. So called from 'Eber (Gen_11:14. Compare Gen_10:21; Gen_39:14; Gen_41:12. Num_24:24), from 'abar, "to pass on" = "he who passed over from beyond" (Greek. hyper), i.e. beyond the Euphrates (Jos_24:2).
he: emph. in contrast with Lot.
these: emph. = these also having a covenant with Abrarn. See Gen_13:17.