Eber

Eber is a man living at the time of the Patriarchs. He is named in 12 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 10:21.

Family

Verses

Genesis

• Genesis 10:21
  Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
• Genesis 10:24
  And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
• Genesis 10:25
  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
• Genesis 11:14
  And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
• Genesis 11:15
  And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:16
  And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
• Genesis 11:17
  And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

Numbers

• Numbers 24:24
  And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 1:18
  And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
• 1 Chronicles 1:19
  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:25
  Eber, Peleg, Reu,Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Luke

• Luke 3:35
  Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.