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ē´bẽr (עבר, ‛ebher; ἘÌβεÏ, EÌber, in Gen; ̓ΩβηÌδ, OÌ„beÌ„Ìd, in Ch):
(1) Occurs in the genealogies (, ; ) as the great-grandson of Shem and father of Peleg and Joktan. The word means “the other side,†“across,†and the form “Hebrew,†which is derived from it, is intended to denote the people or tribe who came “from the other, side of the river†(i.e. the Euphrates), from Haran (), whence Abraham and his dependents migrated to Canaan.
(2) A Gadite ().
(3) (4) Two Benjamites (, ).
(5) The head of a priestly family ().