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EBER ē’ bər ( עֵ֔בֶר, one who crosses over ). Name of an ancestor of Abraham and of four minor individuals in the OT. Eber is the fourth in the genealogy from Noah to Abraham ( Gen 10:21-25; 11:14-17; 1 Chron 1:18-25 ). Practically nothing is known of him. Interest attaches to the name which has the same root as the name ’iḇrî.
He was the son of Shelah, a distant ancestor of Abraham. According to the Hebrew Bible, Eber died at the age of 464. [1] [2] In the Septuagint, the name is written as Heber/Eber ( ῞Εβερ/Ἔβερ ), and his father is called Sala ( Σαλά/Σάλα ). His son is called Phaleg/Phalek ( Φαλέγ/Φάλεκ ), born when Heber was 34 years ...
- c. 1819 BCE (aged 464), Ur, Sumer
EBER. e'-ber (`ebher; Eber, in Gen; Obed, in Ch): (1) Occurs in the genealogies (Genesis 10:21,25; 11:14) as the great-grandson of Shem and father of Peleg and Joktan.The word means "the other side," "across," and the form "Hebrew," which is derived from it, is intended to denote the people or tribe who came "from the other, side of the river" (i.e. the Euphrates), from Haran (Genesis 11:31 ...
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May 4, 2013 · GET YOUR BIBLE HISTORY TIMELINE & 2 FREE BONUSES NOW! Eber or Heber (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Salah (Genesis 11:14-15). He was born when Salah was thirty years old. The name Eber in Hebrew means “to cross over” or “beyond”. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan.
Easton's Bible Dictionary. Beyond. (1.). The third post-duluvian patriach after Shem ( Genesis 10:24; 11:14 ). He is regarded as the founder of the Hebrew race ( 10:21; Numbers 24:24 ). In Luke 3:35 he is called Heber. (2.) One of the seven heads of the families of the Gadites ( 1 Chronicles 5:13 ).
Genesis 10:25. In his days the earth was divided — That is, about the time of his birth it was divided among those that were to inhabit it, either when Noah made an orderly distribution of it among his descendants, as Joshua divided the land of Canaan by lot; or when, upon their refusal to comply with that division, God, in justice, divided them by the confusion of tongues.
Greek: Ἕβερ —transliteration: Eber. also known as: Heber. T his is the name of 5 biblical men and appears 15 times in the Old Testament. It first appears in Scripture in Genesis 10:21. Eber / Heber, post-Flood patriarch. This Eber is the 3rd post-Duluvian patriarch after Shem (Genesis 10:24; 11:14). In Luke 3:35 he is called Heber.
