Both Testaments · Major figure
Eber
A descendant of Shem and the great-grandson of Arpachshad, serving as a key ancestor in the lineage of Abraham.
Eber is a significant figure in the genealogy of Genesis 10 and 11, marking a pivotal link between the post-flood patriarchs and the Hebrew people. His name is etymologically linked to the term Hebrew, identifying him as the ancestral head of the line leading to Abraham and ultimately Jesus Christ. He lived for 464 years and appears in the ancestral records of both the Old Testament and the genealogy of Luke 3.
In the text
- Verses
- 16
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Genesis 10:21
- Last appears
- Luke 3:35
Where Eber appears
16 verses · 8 chaptersIn the same books
- Shelah16 versesShelah was the son of Arpakhshad and an ancestor of Abraham in the genealogy of the post-flood patriarchs.
- Seth10 versesThe third son of Adam and Eve, appointed by God to continue the godly line leading to Noah and Jesus Christ.
- Naaman16 versesA commander of the Syrian army who was healed of leprosy after obeying Elisha the prophet.
- Terah12 versesThe father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran who migrated from Ur of the Chaldeans toward Canaan.
- Shem17 versesThe eldest son of Noah who received his father's blessing and became the ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
- Bela12 versesBela is a name shared by an Edomite king and two distinct figures within the genealogies of Benjamin.
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