Chebar
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| Type | river |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kebar River, Chebar Canal, River Chebar, Kebar |
| Most likely | Shatt en Nil (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.127° N, 45.231° E |
| Mentioned in | 8 verses |
| First mention | Ezekiel 1:1 |
Chebar is a river named in 8 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Shatt en Nil (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Shatt en Nil | medium (70%) | 32.127° N, 45.231° E |
| another name for the Habor | very low (-1%) | 35.130° N, 40.427° E |
Verses
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 1:1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
- Ezekiel 1:3The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him.the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
- Ezekiel 3:15Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.
- Ezekiel 3:23Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 10:15And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
- Ezekiel 10:20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.
- Ezekiel 10:22And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.
- Ezekiel 43:3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown,
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.