Bible Person
Meaning: one that passes; anger · Male · 4 cross references
This Heber entry refers to Heber the Kenite, husband of Jael, not the Asherite Heber already separately overridden. He stands at the edge of Israel's story as a non-Israelite ally household involved in Sisera's downfall. First appears in Judg 4:11.1
AI summary: This Heber matters because the cross references present his tent as the setting for one of Judges' decisive reversals. His separation from other Kenites and his household connection to Jael create the conditions in which Sisera seeks refuge and meets his end. Though Heber himself is not the one who strikes the blow, his household is central to the event. Taken together, the material presents this Heber as the Kenite householder whose tent becomes the stage for Sisera's defeat.1
Central Figure
Heber
Meaning: one that passes; anger
The Kenite (Judg.
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. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.