Bible Person

Eber

Meaning: one that passes; anger · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eber entry refers to the priestly head of the family of Amok in Nehemiah 12, not to the Benjaminite figure of the same name. He belongs to the post-exilic priestly record in Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:20.1

AI summary: This Eber matters because his single cross reference places him within the succession of priestly houses remembered after the return. The entry helps show that restored worship rested on orderly continuity among named priestly families. Taken together, the material presents this Eber as a priestly head in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Eber

Meaning: one that passes; anger

The head of the priestly family of Amok in the time of Zerubbabel (Neh.