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Heber (2)

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45.

2. 1 Chronicles 4:18.

3. 1 Chronicles 8:17.

4. Heber the Kenite (Judges 4:11; Judges 4:17; Judges 5:24), husband of Jael, descendant of Hobab "priest, of Midian," who was himself a Kenite resident in Midian. The Kenites migrated with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah at the time of the conquest of Canaan (Judges 1:16). They had accompanied Israel to Canaan at Moses' request (Numbers 10:29, etc.). (See HAZEZON TAMAR.) Besides this general migration Heber's family migrated to Kedesh in Naphtali, the debatable ground between northern Israel and Jabin.

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Heber (2)'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​h/heber-2.html. 1949.