Strong H5858H5858Bעֵיבָל

Ebal

Transliteration: ‛êybâl
Pronunciation: ay-bawl'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.23;
son of: Shobal (H7732);
brother of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Shepho (H8195) and Onam (H208)

Meaning of the name

Ebal = "stone" or "bare mountain"

General definition

Perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald;
bare;
{Ebal} a mountain of Palestine: - Ebal.

In the biblical story

Ebal

Son of Shobal and descendant of Seir the Horite

Ebal was a son of Shobal and a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau's family. (Gen.36.23; 1Ch.1.40)

In the Bible

Strong H5858B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

ebal2

First verses

Genesis 36:23
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
1 Chronicles 1:40
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

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