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Eber (Heber)
also called Heber · 2280 BC – 1816 BC · Genealogy of Jesus
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- Birth of Eber · 2280 BC
- Lifetime of Eber · 2280 BC
- Birth of Peleg · 2246 BC
- Death of Eber · 1816 BC
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The third post-duluvian patriach after Shem (Gen. 10:24; 11:14). He is regarded as the founder of the Hebrew race (10:21; Num. 24:24). In Luke 3:35 he is called Heber.
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 12 verses
- Genesis
- 10:21, 10:24, 10:25, 11:14, 11:15, 11:16, 11:17
- Numbers
- 24:24
- 1 Chronicles
- 1:18, 1:19, 1:25
- Luke
- 3:35
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.