Strong H5677H5677Gעֵ֫בֶר
Eber
One of the 5 senses of Strong H5677
- Transliteration
- ‛êber
- Pronunciation
- ay'-ber
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Eber or Heber = "the region beyond"
General definition
The same as H5676; {Eber} the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites: - {Eber} Heber.
In the biblical story
Eber
Ancestor of Abraham; father of Peleg and Joktan
Eber was an ancestor of Abraham, the father of Peleg and Joktan, and the eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews. (Gen.10.21,24,25; 11.14,15,16,17; Num.24.24; 1Ch.1.18,19,25; Luk.3.35)
In the Bible
Strong H5677G appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- eber11
First verses
- Genesis 10:21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
- Genesis 10:24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
- Genesis 10:25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- Genesis 11:14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
- Genesis 11:15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
- Genesis 11:17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Numbers 24:24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 1:18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
- 1 Chronicles 1:19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:25Eber, Peleg, Reu,