Keraia
Glossary

Heber

  1. A descendant of Jacob through Asher and Beriah (Genesis 46:17) and father of the family of Heberites (Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31–32).

  2. Husband of Jael, the woman who sneakily killed Sisera, known as Heber the Kenite (Judges 4:11–21; 5:24).

  3. Judahite, Mered’s son and the father of Soco (1 Chronicles 4:18).

  4. Elpaal’s son from Judah’s tribe (1 Chronicles 8:17).

  5. The King James Version spelling for Eber in 1 Chronicles 5:13; 8:22; and Luke 3:35. See Eber #1, #2, #4.

People and places

Heber: Son of Beriah, grandson of Asher Heber: A Kenite; husband of Jael Eber: Ancestor of Abraham; father of Peleg and Joktan Eber: A Gadite chief during the reign of Jotham Heber: A Benjamite, son of Elpaal Heber: Son of Mered, from the tribe of Judah Eber: Son of Shashak, a Benjamite