Strong H3529כְּבָר

Chebar

Definition

The same as H3528; length;
{Kebar} a river of Mesopotamia: - Chebar. Compare H2249 .

Chebar = "far-off"

The Chebar River was a waterway in Babylonia near which the prophet Ezekiel received visions from God during the Babylonian exile.

Chebar

River in Babylonia; location of Ezekiel's visions

The Chebar River was a waterway in Babylonia near which the prophet Ezekiel received visions from God during the Babylonian exile.

Strong H3529 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.
Ezekiel 3:15
Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
Ezekiel 3:23
Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
Ezekiel 10:15
And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
Ezekiel 10:20
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
Ezekiel 10:22
And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel 43:3
And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.