Heber

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. A descendant of Jacob through Asher and Beriah (Genesis 46:17) and father of the family of Heberites (Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:3132).

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  2. Husband of Jael, the woman who sneakily killed Sisera, known as Heber the Kenite (Judges 4:1121; 5:24).

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  3. Judahite, Mered’s son and the father of Soco (1 Chronicles 4:18).

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  4. Elpaal’s son from Judah’s tribe (1 Chronicles 8:17).

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  5. The King James Version spelling for Eber in 1 Chronicles 5:13; 8:22; and Luke 3:35. See Eber #1, #2, #4.

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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