Encyclopedia entry
Heber
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 5 distinct subjects under Heber. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Passing over.
Heber (1)
#Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32).
Heber (2)
#The Kenite (Judg. 4:11, 17; 5:24), a descendant of Hobab. His wife Jael received Sisera (q.v.) into her tent and then killed him.
Heber (3)
#Heber (4)
#A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:17).
Heber (5)
#A Gadite (5:13). (See EBER.)
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(alliance).
Grandson of the patriarch Asher, (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31) from whom came the Heberites. (Numbers 26:45) The patriarch Eber. (Luke 3:35) [Eber] The father of Socho; a Judite. (1 Chronicles 4:18) A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:17) A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:22) A Gadite. (1 Chronicles 5:13) The husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple. (Judges 4:21,22)
In the Bible
12
Verses where Heber is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 4:18
These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
- 1 Chronicles 5:13
Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
- 1 Chronicles 7:31
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
- 1 Chronicles 7:32
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
- 1 Chronicles 8:17
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
- 1 Chronicles 8:22
Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
+6 more verses naming Heber.
Scripture on Heber
9
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Entries that reference Heber
11
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Voices on Heber
1
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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