Grandson of the patriarch Asher and son of Beriah who lived during the time of the Egyptian slavery and the wilderness wandering of the Israelites He was founder of the Heberites.
About Heber
A descendant of Jacob through Asher and Beriah (Genesis 46:17) and father of the family of Heberites (Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31–32).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Beriah
- Half-sibling
- Malchiel
- Children 4
- Japhlet, Shomer (1 Chronicles 7:32), Hotham, Shua (1 Chronicles 7:32)
- Niece/Nephew
- Birzaith
- Aunt
- Serah
- Uncles 3
- Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi (Genesis 46:17)
Key References
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
All Scripture References (4)
Genesis (1)
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
Numbers (1)
And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.
1 Chronicles (2)
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.