Toponym Chebar in the world's Bibles
Meaning of the name: force or strength. Related names are: Israel, Buzi, and Ezekiel. The translations of Chebar in 17 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Kê-Ba in Vietnamese to কবার in Bengali!
Wear it!Now 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. (EZE 1:1)
The 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. (EZE 1:3)
Then 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. (EZE 3:15)
Then 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. (EZE 3:23)
And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. (EZE 10:15)
This 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. (EZE 10:20)
And 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. (EZE 10:22)
And 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. (EZE 43:3)