Chebar
Chebar (Biblical Place • 33.159°N, 44.063°E): ~; now Nehardea; http://www.hebrewhistory.info/factpapers/fp031_iraq.htm. Referenced in Ezek 1:1 , Ezek 1:3 , Ezek 3:15 , Ezek 3:23 , Ezek 10:15 . It is closely linked with Ezekiel 1 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 1 (28 verses)): Now 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 fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin 's ... Mentions: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah), Chebar.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Shelah (Generation 13 • Messianic Line • Child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad )): Shelah is a biblical figure in Generation 13 of the Messianic Line, child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad), parent of Eber (or Heber). ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 ) Shebuel (Generation 28 • Child of Gershom ): Shebuel is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Gershom . ( 1 Chronicles 26:25 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 23 , 1 Chronicles 25 , 1 Chronicles 26 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Chebar (~; now Nehardea; http://www.hebrewhistory.info/factpapers/fp031_iraq.htm. Referenced in Ezek 1:1 , Ezek 1:3 , Ezek 3:15 , Ezek 3:23 , Ezek 10:15 .) Chezib (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 38:5 (identified with Achzib 1 ).) Shebarim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 7:5 (identified with Ai 1 ).) Chephar-ammoni (?; now Khirbat Kafr Ana. Referenced in Josh 18:24 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ezekiel 10:15 : "And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar ."; Ezekiel 10:20 : "This 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."; Ezekiel 10:22 : "And 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.". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezekiel 1 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 1 (28 verses)), Ezekiel 10 ( Ezekiel • Chapter 10 (22 verses)), Ezekiel (Old Testament • 48 Chapters).