4 others in the registry answer to the name Eber. Every Eber in the Bible
- verses
- 1
- first named
- 1 Chronicles 8:12
- last named
- 1 Chronicles 8:12
- period
- Divided Monarchy
- tribe
- Benjamin
Description
Who was Eber?
Eber is mentioned in 1Ch.8.12 as one of the sons of Elpaal, a descendant of Benjamin. He is listed along with his brothers Misham and Shemed.
The genealogy in 1Chronicles 8 traces the lineage of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Benjamin was the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Rachel, and his descendants settled in the region allotted to them in the Promised Land.
Eber and his brothers are mentioned in the context of the descendants of Shaharaim, who had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara (1Ch.8.8). Shaharaim's descendants, including Elpaal and his sons, are listed as part of the Benjamite lineage.
The mention of Eber in this genealogy serves to highlight the importance of family lineage and tribal identity in ancient Israelite society. It also demonstrates the detailed record-keeping of the Chronicler, who sought to preserve the genealogical history of the tribes of Israel.
Apart from this brief mention, no further information is provided about Eber or his specific role within the tribe of Benjamin. His inclusion in the genealogy helps to establish the continuity of the Benjamite lineage and their connection to the larger history of Israel.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 12 are drawn. All 12 are listed below.
Child of
- Elpaalregistry1 Chronicles 8:12
Sibling of
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Where this happens
A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.
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