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Chebar
River mentioned in 8 verses of the Bible, most often in Ezekiel.
Journeys through Chebar
- Judah into exile (597 and 586 BC)
Where it appears
Ezekiel (8)
Key verses
- Ezekiel 1:1 first mention — 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.
- Ezekiel 1:3 — 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.
- Ezekiel 3:15 — 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.
- Ezekiel 3:23 — 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.
- Ezekiel 10:15 — And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
- Ezekiel 10:20 — 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.
- Ezekiel 10:22 — 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.
- Ezekiel 43:3 — 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.
Nearby places
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