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Sheber

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A son born to Caleb through his concubine Maacah (1 Chr 2:48).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Sheber, Son of Caleb

Sheber, Son of Caleb (שֶׁבֶר‎, shever). A son born to Caleb through his concubine Maacah (1 Chr 2:48).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Sheber (Person)

SHEBER (PERSON) [Heb šeber (שֶׁבֶר)]. A son of Caleb and his concubine Maacah (1 Chr 2:48). Sheber was a Judahite listed among genealogies containing ancestors and descendants of David. The extra Calebite material in vv 42–50a (alongside the other version of the family tree in vv 18–24, 50b–55) suggests

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Sheber

Sheber shēʹbər [Heb. šeḇer—‘lion’] (1 Ch. 2:48). A Judahite, son of Caleb by his concubine Maacah.See IP, p. 230.

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Sheber

Sheber (Heb. šeḇer)A Judahite, son of Caleb and his concubine Maacah (1 Chr. 2:48).

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Sheber

Sheber [shēˊbər] (Heb. šeḇer). A son of Caleb and his concubine Maacah (1 Chr. 2:48).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Sheber

She´ber (breaking), son of Caleb ben Hezron by his concubine Maachah. 1 Chron. 2:48. (b.c. after 1690.)

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Sheber

SHE´BER (sheʹber; cf. Arab. sabr, “lion”). A son of Caleb by his concubine, Maacah (1 Chron. 2:48), about 1365 b.c.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Sheber

SHEBER [SHEE bur] — a son of Caleb and a descendant of David (1 Chr. 2:48).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHEBER

SHEBER<she’-ber> ([שֶׁבֶר‎, shebher]; Codex Vaticanus [Σάβερ, Saber], Codex Alexandrinus [Σέβερ, Seber]): A son of Caleb by his concubine Maacah (1 Chronicles 2:48).