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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Eber (Man living at the time of the Patriarchs)
Several generations before Abraham in Shem's line, and his name is the likely source of the word Hebrew.
First, in plain English
Several generations before Abraham in Shem's line, and his name is the likely source of the word Hebrew.
Who this is
Eber was a descendant of Shem several generations before Abraham, and his name is the likely linguistic source of the word Hebrew, making him an important marker in the genealogies tracing Abraham's Semitic ancestry.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H5677 · G1443
Where it appears
- Genesis 10:21
- Genesis 10:24
- Genesis 10:25
- Genesis 11:14
- Genesis 11:15
- Genesis 11:16
- Genesis 11:17
- Numbers 24:24
- 1 Chronicles 1:18
- 1 Chronicles 1:19
- 1 Chronicles 1:25
- Luke 3:35
