Because B.C stands for Before Christ and A.D means the year of our lord so historians took a turn from the traditional christian time method and made it B.C.E (before common era) and C.E (common Era)
The United States would continue to remain neutral is the answer. The doctrine basically said European colonization of the Americas should stop, and America should stop taking sides in European wars. Both should be distinct, basically.
It is an interesting question but it is necessary to contextualize it.
First of all, hebrew is any member of ancient northern semitic people that were ancestors of the Jews, this definition is according Britannica Book.
But if I Have to mention the Bible the Hebrews was the Town of God defined in the Antique Testament and they had roles and commandments from God to follow. They had a sacerdote or lead who always talked with God and after communicated the messages for the People. One different from the people around them was that they can not eat murder animals and don't get idols of wood or someone else.
Now if we does check the new testament, the hebrews just believed in the Law of Moses and it was very different of pharisees, sadducees and son of them didn't believe in Jesus Christ.
Nowadays these different of doctrine about God are alive and they have produced serious conflict between nations and people.
Greek philosophy teaches that the human soul has a mental part and a spiritual part. The mental part is a completely rational entity while the spiritual part understands reason. The soul they say is home to the passions and desires. Living led by your reason is the best way to live combined with the heart of passion is essential for the human condition.
If you walked along the sea, you would be (hopefully) enjoying the coastline.