Heber Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Heber the Kenite; husband of Jael. He had separated from the Kenites and allied with Jabin, king of Hazor.
the Kenite, husband of Jael (JDG 4:11) who killed Sisera (JDG 4:21)
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Heber
one that passes; anger
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Heber
· Also called · H2268 G4139 · JDG 4:11 associate
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חֶבֶר
chever · H2268 · JDG 4:11 associate
- he חֶ֫בֶר · H2268H
- el πλησίον plēsíon · G4139 · JDG 4:11
- bg Хевер
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Heber Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Heber was a Kenite, a descendant of Moses' father-in-law, Hobab. He had separated from the other Kenites and pitched his tent in the plain of Zaanaim, near Kedesh. Heber had made peace with Jabin, the king of Hazor, who was oppressing Israel at that time. Heber's wife, Jael, played a significant role in the defeat of Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army. When Sisera fled from the battle and sought refuge in Jael's tent, she killed him by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept. Jael's actions are praised in the Song of Deborah for bringing deliverance to Israel. (Jdg.4.11,17; 5.24).
Heber 2 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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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