title: Do I need Maven to use Hibernate?
body: <p>I'm trying to use Hibernate for the first time, and early on in the getting started guide, it makes reference to Maven.  If I'm not mistaken, Maven appears to be a build tool.  However, I've been using Eclipse to build my project up to this point.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way for me to use Hibernate without needing Maven?  Can I just do what I need through Eclipse?  Does anyone have a link to a resource that can show me how to do this?</p>