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From: Concise Bible Dictionary: H

By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Beriah, a son of Asher, and head of the family of the HEBERITES (Gen. 46:17¹⁷And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. (Genesis 46:17); Num. 26:45⁴⁵Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. (Numbers 26:45); 1 Chron. 7:31-32³¹And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. ³²And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. (1 Chronicles 7:31‑32)).

2. A Kenite, of the family of Hobab: he was husband of Jael who killed Sisera (Judg. 4:11,17,21¹¹Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. (Judges 4:11)
¹⁷Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. (Judges 4:17)
²¹Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. (Judges 4:21); Judg. 5:24²⁴Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. (Judges 5:24)).

3. Son of Jehudijah, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 4:18¹⁸And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. (1 Chronicles 4:18)).

4. Head of a family in the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:13¹³And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. (1 Chronicles 5:13)).

5. Son of Elpaal, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:17¹⁷And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, (1 Chronicles 8:17)).

6. Son of Shashak, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:22²²And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, (1 Chronicles 8:22)).

7. Son of Sala in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus (Luke 3:35³⁵Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, (Luke 3:35)). Called EBER (Gen. 10:24²⁴And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. (Genesis 10:24); 1 Chron. 1:18¹⁸And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. (1 Chronicles 1:18); and others).

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