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Eber
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Beyond. (1.). 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. (2.) One of the seven heads of the families of the Gadites (1 Chr. 5:13). (3.) The oldest of the three sons of Elpaal the Benjamite (8:12). (4.) One of the heads of the familes of Benjamites in Jerusalem (22). (5.) The head of the priestly family of Amok in the time of Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:20).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(the region beyond).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
E'BER (beyond). 1. The great-grandson of Shem, Gen 10:21, Jud 6:24; Gen 11:14-17; 1 Chr 1:19, and the ancestor of Abraham in the seventh generation. See Hebrews, Heber. Son of Elpaal, and one of the builders of Ono and Lod, with the adjacent villages. 1 Chr 8:12. A priest of the days of Joiakim. Neh 12:20. See also Heber.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
one that passes; anger
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
E'BER (beyond). 1. The great-grandson of Shem, Gen 10:21, Jud 6:24; Gen 11:14-17; 1 Chr 1:19, and the ancestor of Abraham in the seventh generation. See Hebrews, Heber. Son of Elpaal, and one of the builders of Ono and Lod, with the adjacent villages. 1 Chr 8:12. A priest of the days of Joiakim. Neh 12:20. See also Heber.