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Chebar in the Bible.

Chebar is a river in the Bible, about 950 km (590 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 8 verses, from Ezekiel 1:1 to Ezekiel 43:3.

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About Chebar.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Chebar.

Buzi 1Ezekiel 1

Near Chebar.

All 8 verses that name Chebar.

Ezekiel 8

  • Ezekiel 1:1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  • Ezekiel 1:3The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
  • Ezekiel 3:15Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
  • Ezekiel 3:23Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
  • Ezekiel 10:15And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
  • Ezekiel 10:20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
  • Ezekiel 10:22And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
  • Ezekiel 43:3And 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 upon my face.

Questions about Chebar.

Where is Chebar in the Bible?

Chebar is a river about 950 km (590 miles) east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Chebar named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Chebar in 8 verses, in 1 book, from Ezekiel 1:1 to Ezekiel 43:3.

Which people are named with Chebar in the Bible?

The verses that name Chebar also name Buzi and Ezekiel.

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