Reference: Eber
American
See HEBER.
Easton
beyond. (1.). The third post-duluvian patriach after Shem (Ge 10:24; 11:14). He is regarded as the founder of the Hebrew race (Ge 10:21; Nu 24:24). In Lu 3:35 he is called Heber.
(2.) One of the seven heads of the families of the Gadites (1Ch 5:13).
(3.) The oldest of the three sons of Elpaal the Benjamite (1Ch 8:12).
(4.) One of the heads of the familes of Benjamites in Jerusalem (1Ch 8:22).
(5.) The head of the priestly family of Amok in the time of Zerubbabel (Ne 12:20).
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As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
And -- ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
and their brethren of the house of their fathers are Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
And sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns),
Fausets
Son of Salah, great grandson of Shem (Ge 10:21-24; 1Ch 1:19; Nu 24:24, where the "Eber" whom "ships from Chittim shall afflict" represents not the Hebrew, but in general the western descendants of Shem, sprung from Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram; the posterity of Abraham who descended from Eber through Peleg, and also the descendants of Eber through Joktan. As "Asshur" represented the Shemites who dwelt in the far East, including Elam, so Eber represents the western Shemites.
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As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten: Sons of Shem are Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. read more. And sons of Aram are Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber.
And -- ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
Hastings
1. The eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews (the first letter in both words being the same in the Heb.), the great-grandson of Shem, and 'father' of Peleg and Joktan (Ge 10:21,25; 11:14 ff.). The word '
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As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one is Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name is Joktan.
And Terah taketh Abram his son, and Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, and they go out with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come unto Charan, and dwell there.
but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'
Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence;
And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;
And -- ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
And Joshua saith unto all the people, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old -- Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor -- and they serve other gods; and I take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.
And sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns),
Morish
E'ber
1. Son of Salah and great-grandson of Shem. Ge 10:21,24-25; 11:14-17; Nu 24:24; 1Ch 1:18-19,25. Called HEBER in Lu 3:35.
2. Son of Elpaal, a Benjamite. 1Ch 8:12.
3. Priest of the family of Amok. Ne 12:20. The same Hebrew word is sometimes translated HEBER in the A.V.
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As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:
And Arphaxad hath begotten Salah, and Salah hath begotten Eber. And to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one is Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name is Joktan.
And Salah hath lived thirty years, and begetteth Eber. And Salah liveth after his begetting Eber four hundred and three years, and begetteth sons and daughters. read more. And Eber liveth four and thirty years, and begetteth Peleg. And Eber liveth after his begetting Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
And -- ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.'
And sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns),
Smith
E'ber
(the region beyond).
1. Son of Salah, and great-grandson of Shem.
(B.C. 2277-1813.) [For confusion between Eber and Heber see HEBER]
See Heber
2. Son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim of the tribe of Benjamin.
(B.C. 1400).
3. A priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua.
(B.C. 445.)
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And sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns),