The third post-duluvian patriach after Shem (Gen. 10:24; 11:14). He is regarded as the founder of the Hebrew race (10:21; Num. 24:24). In Luke 3:35 he is called Heber.
Person
Eber
Eber (Heber)
- Name means
- one that passes; anger
- Also called
- Heber
- Lived
- born c. 2280 BC; died c. 1816 BC
- Belongs to
- Genealogy of Jesus
- Mentioned
- 12 verses · first in Genesis 10:21
Family
About Eber
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 2280 BCBirth of EberGenesis 11:14
- 2280 BCLifetime of EberGenesis 11:16–17
- 2246 BCBirth of PelegGenesis 11:16
- 1816 BCDeath of EberGenesis 11:17
Every mention
Others called Eber
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.