Son of Mered, from the tribe of Judah.
Heber
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 4:18.
חֶ֫בֶרHeber
The name means “one that passes; anger.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Heber Written by AI
Heber is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles as a son of Mered. Mered was married to Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, and had two sons, Miriam and Shammai, in addition to Heber. No further information is provided about this Heber in the Bible. (1 Chronicles 4:18).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Heber, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Passing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32).
(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.
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(3.) 1 Chr. 4:18.
(4.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:17).
(5.) A Gadite (5:13). (See EBER.)
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 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.
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