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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CHEBAR

ke'-bar (kebhar, "joining" (Young), "length" (Strong); Chobar): The river by the side of which his first vision was vouchsafed to Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1). It is described as in "the land of the Chaldeans," and is not, therefore, to be sought in northern Mesopotamia. This rules out the Habor, the modern Chabour, with which it is often identified. The two names are radically distinct: chabhor could not be derived from kebhar. One of the great Babylonian canals is doubtless intended. Hilprecht found mention made of (naru) kabaru, one of these canals large enough to be navigable, to the East of Nippur, "in the land of the Chaldeans." This "great canal" he identifies with the rood. shaTT en-Nil, in which probably we should recognize the ancient Chebar.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

3529. Kebar -- a river of Bab.
... Transliteration: Kebar Phonetic Spelling: (keb-awr') Short Definition: Chebar. Word
Origin from kabar Definition a river of Bab. NASB Word Usage Chebar (8). ...
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Library

Ezekiel's vision (Preached Before the Queen at Windsor, June 16 ...
... EZEKIEL i.1, 26. Now it came to pass, as I was among the captives by the river of
Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. ...
/.../the water of life and other sermons/sermon ix ezekiels vision preached.htm

Ezekiel and Daniel.
... BC597. He had a home on the river Chebar where the Elders of Judah were accustomed
to meet. His wife died in the ninth year of his captivity. ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter xvii ezekiel and daniel.htm

The Four Gospels.
... The cherubic figures which the prophet saw in his exile on the banks of the Chebar,
symbolize the divine attributes of majesty and strength reflected in the ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 78 the four gospels.htm

Babylonia and Assyria
... Bel-Merodach to spread throughout the country, the Bel of Nippur became known as
the "older Bel." Nippur was watered by the canal Kabaru, the Chebar of Ezekiel ...
/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm

And V the Kingdom Undivided and the Kingdom Divided
... Draw map, showing the two kingdoms and their capitals, also the regions of Assyria
and Babylon. Let the map include the Tigris, Euphrates and Chebar Rivers. ...
/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/iv and v the kingdom.htm

The Captivity of Judah.
... by many canals. It was on the river, or canal, Chebar (Ez.1:1.3; 3:15,
etc.) which ran southeast from Babylon to Nippur. It was ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter xv the captivity of.htm

The Spokesman of God.
... And young Isaiah that morning in the temple, and Ezekiel in the colony of exiles
on the Chebar, and Daniel by the Tigris at the close of his three weeks' fast ...
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Light through Darkness
... Through Jeremiah in Jerusalem, through Daniel in the court of Babylon, through Ezekiel
on the banks of the Chebar, the Lord in mercy made clear His eternal ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 38 light through darkness.htm

A Common Mistake and Lame Excuse
... Human nature was very much the same in the exiles that listened to Ezekiel
on the banks of the Chebar and in Manchester to-day. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/a common mistake and lame.htm

Letter Xlvi. Paula and Eustochium to Marcella.
... the waves of this world, and to ford its rivers; those by which the saints sat down
and wept when they remembered Zion, [943] and Chebar's flood, whence ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xlvi paula and eustochium.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Chebar

force or strength

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Chebar

(length), a river in the "land of the Chaldeans." (Ezekiel 1:3; 3:15,23) etc. It is commonly regarded as identical with the Habor, (2 Kings 17:6) and perhaps the Royal Canal of Nebuchadnezzar, --the greatest of all the cuttings in Mesopotamia.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Chebar

A river which rises in the northern part of Mesopotamia, and flows first southeast, then south and southwest, into the Euphrates. It was called Chaboras by the Greeks; now Khabour. On its fertile banks Nebuchadnezzar located a part of the captive Jews, and here the sublime visions of Ezekiel took place, Ezekiel 1:3; 3:15; 10:15; 43:3.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Length, a river in the "land of the Chaldeans" (Ezek. 1:3), on the banks of which were located some of the Jews of the Captivity (Ezek. 1:1; 3:15, 23; 10:15, 20, 22). It has been supposed to be identical with the river Habor, the Chaboras, or modern Khabour, which falls into the Euphrates at Circesium. To the banks of this river some of the Israelites were removed by the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:6). An opinion that has much to support it is that the "Chebar" was the royal canal of Nebuchadnezzar, the Nahr Malcha, the greatest in Mesopotamia, which connected the Tigris with the Euphrates, in the excavation of which the Jewish captives were probably employed.

Thesaurus

Chebar (8 Occurrences)
... banks of this river some of the Israelites were removed by the Assyrians (2 Kings
17:6). An opinion that has much to support it is that the "Chebar" was the ...
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Tel-abib (1 Occurrence)
... Telabib, Tel-abib. Telah . Easton's Bible Dictionary Hill of corn, a place
on the river Chebar, the residence of Ezekiel (Ezek. 3:15). The site is unknown. ...
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Telabib (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hill of corn, a place on the river Chebar, the
residence of Ezekiel (Ezek. 3:15). The site is unknown. Int. ...
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Cherubims (19 Occurrences)
... (KJV). Ezekiel 10:15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living
creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. (KJV). Ezekiel ...
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Appearances (10 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 10:22 As for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw
by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one ...
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Facedown (20 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 3:23 And I rise and go forth unto the valley, and lo, there the honour of
Jehovah is standing as the honour that I had seen by the river Chebar, and I ...
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Visions (43 Occurrences)
... 1:1 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day
of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the ...
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Beings (42 Occurrences)
... (BBE NAS). Ezekiel 10:15 And the winged ones went up on high: this is the
living being which I saw by the river Chebar. (See NAS). ...
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Exiles (46 Occurrences)
... 1:1 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day
of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the ...
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Check (9 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Chebar (8 Occurrences)

Ezekiel 1:1 Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 1:3 the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 3:15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel Aviv, that lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 3:23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and behold, the glory of Yahweh stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 10:15 The cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 10:20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 10:22 As for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 43:3 It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Chebar

Chebar: A River of Mesopotamia

Chebel

Related Terms

Tel-abib (1 Occurrence)

Telabib (1 Occurrence)

Cherubims (19 Occurrences)

Appearances (10 Occurrences)

Facedown (20 Occurrences)

Visions (43 Occurrences)

Beings (42 Occurrences)