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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35049" /> ==
<p> A river of Chaldaea, where Ezekiel saw his earlier visions (Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 3:23). [[Nebuchadnezzar]] had planted many of the captives taken with [[Jehoiachin]] there (2 Kings 24:15). The [[Habor]] or river of Gozan, where the [[Assyrians]] planted the [[Israelites]] (2 Kings 17:6), is conjectured to be the same. The Greek Chaboras. It flows into the [[Euphrates]] at Circesium. But the name [[Chaldaea]] does not reach so far N. More probably the [[Chebar]] is the nahr Malcha, Nebuchadnezzar's royal canal, the greatest (chabeer means great) in Mesopotamia. The captives may have been made to excavate the channel. Tradition places Ezekiel's tomb at Keffil, which favors our placing Chebar in Chaldaea, rather than upper Mesopotamia. </p>
       
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15835" /> ==
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15835" /> ==
<p> 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 . </p>
<p> 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 . </p>
          
          
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30936" /> ==
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72016" /> ==
Ezekiel 1:3Ezekiel 1:13:15,2310:15,20,222 Kings 17:6
<p> Che'bar. (length). A river in the "land of the Chaldeans." Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 3:23, 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. </p>
          
          
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35049" /> ==
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50427" /> ==
<p> A river of Chaldaea, where Ezekiel saw his earlier visions (Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 3:23). [[Nebuchadnezzar]] had planted many of the captives taken with [[Jehoiachin]] there (2 Kings 24:15). The [[Habor]] or river of Gozan, where the [[Assyrians]] planted the [[Israelites]] (2 Kings 17:6), is conjectured to be the same. The [[Greek]] Chaboras. It flows into the [[Euphrates]] at Circesium. But the name [[Chaldaea]] does not reach so far N. More probably the [[Chebar]] is the nahr Malcha, Nebuchadnezzar's royal canal, the greatest (chabeer means great) in Mesopotamia. The captives may have been made to excavate the channel. Tradition places Ezekiel's tomb at Keffil, which favors our placing Chebar in Chaldaea, rather than upper Mesopotamia. </p>
<p> <strong> CHEBAR </strong> . A canal in [[Babylonia]] ( Ezekiel 1:1 ff.) beside which the principal colony of the first [[Exile]] of [[Judah]] was planted. It has been identified by the [[Pennsylvania]] expedition with the canal <em> Kabaru </em> , named in cuneiform documents of the time of [[Artaxerxes]] i. It apparently lay to the east of Nippur. The name means ‘great.’ Hence for ‘the river Chebar’ we may read ‘the Grand Canal.’ </p> <p> J. F. McCurdy. </p>
       
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39519" /> ==
Ezekiel 1:1Ezekiel 3:15Ezekiel 10:15Ezekiel 43:3
       
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45367" /> ==
 
          
          
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47611" /> ==
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47611" /> ==
<p> A river of Assyria, made memorable by the church, when in the captivity of Babylon, being placed there. That beautiful, though pathetic poem (as it may well be called of [[Hebrew]] poetry), we have in the hundred and thirty-seventh Psalm, is supposed to have been written on the banks of Chebar. (See Ezekiel 1:1) </p>
<p> A river of Assyria, made memorable by the church, when in the captivity of Babylon, being placed there. That beautiful, though pathetic poem (as it may well be called of [[Hebrew]] poetry), we have in the hundred and thirty-seventh Psalm, is supposed to have been written on the banks of Chebar. (See Ezekiel 1:1) </p>
          
          
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50427" /> ==
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69900" /> ==
<p> <strong> CHEBAR </strong> . A canal in [[Babylonia]] ( Ezekiel 1:1 ff.) beside which the principal colony of the first [[Exile]] of [[Judah]] was planted. It has been identified by the [[Pennsylvania]] expedition with the canal <em> Kabaru </em> , named in cuneiform documents of the time of [[Artaxerxes]] i. It apparently lay to the east of Nippur. The name means ‘great.’ [[Hence]] for ‘the river Chebar’ we may read ‘the Grand Canal.’ </p> <p> J. F. McCurdy. </p>
<p> Chebar (kç'bar). A river in Chaldæa, Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:16, etc.:cannot be the same as Ilabor, but may be one of the canals which connected the [[Tigris]] with the Euphrates, near Babylon. </p>
          
          
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65551" /> ==
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65551" /> ==
<p> The river in the land of the Chaldeans, near to which Ezekiel was dwelling, when some of his visions were revealed to him. Ezekiel 1:1,3; Ezekiel 3:15; etc. Some identify it with the Habor, but this is only conjecture, and others consider the [[Habor]] to be much too far north. </p>
<p> The river in the land of the Chaldeans, near to which Ezekiel was dwelling, when some of his visions were revealed to him. Ezekiel 1:1,3; Ezekiel 3:15; etc. Some identify it with the Habor, but this is only conjecture, and others consider the Habor to be much too far north. </p>
          
          
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69900" /> ==
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30936" /> ==
<p> [[Chebar]] (kç'bar). A river in Chaldæa, Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:16, etc.:cannot be the same as Ilabor, but may be one of the canals which connected the [[Tigris]] with the Euphrates, near Babylon. </p>
Ezekiel 1:3Ezekiel 1:13:15,2310:15,20,222 Kings 17:6
          
          
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72016" /> ==
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39519" /> ==
<p> Che'bar. (length). A river in the "land of the Chaldeans." Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 3:23, 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. </p>
Ezekiel 1:1Ezekiel 3:15Ezekiel 10:15Ezekiel 43:3
          
          
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80516" /> ==
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80516" /> ==
<p> a river of Chaldea, Ezekiel 1:1 . It is thought to have risen near the head of the Tigris, and to have run through Mesopotamia, to the south-west, and emptied itself into the Euphrates. </p>
<p> a river of Chaldea, Ezekiel 1:1 . It is thought to have risen near the head of the Tigris, and to have run through Mesopotamia, to the south-west, and emptied itself into the Euphrates. </p>
       
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31817" /> ==
<p> (Hebrews Kebar´, כְּבָר, perhaps from its length; Sept. Χοβάρ ), a river in the "land of the Chaldaeans" (Ezekiel 1:3), i.e. apparently of [[Mesopotamia]] (comp. 2 Kings 24:15), on the banks of which some of the [[Jews]] were located at the time of the captivity, and where Ezekiel saw his earlier visions (Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 3:23; Ezekiel 10:15; Ezekiel 10:20, Ezekiel 43:3). It is commonly regarded as identical with the HABOR (חָבוֹר ), or river of Gozan, to which some portion of the Israelites were removed by the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:6). But this is a mere conjecture, resting wholly upon the similarity of name, which, after all, is not very close. It is perhaps better to suppose the two streams distinct, more especially if we regard the Habor as the ancient Chaboras (modern Khabour), which fell into the Euphrates at Circesium, for in the Old [[Testament]] the name of [[Chaldea]] is never extended so far northward. The Chebar of Ezekiel must be looked for in Babylonia. It is a name which might properly have been given to any great stream (comp. כָּבִר, great). Perhaps the view, which finds some support in Pliny (H. N. 6:26), and is adopted by Bochart (Phaleg, 1:8) and Cellarius (Geograph. 100:22), that the Chebar of Ezekiel is the Nahr Malchr, or Royal Canal of Nebuchadnezzar — the greatest of all the cuttings in Mesopotamia — may be regarded as best deserving acceptance. In that case we may suppose the [[Jewish]] captives to have been employed in the excavation of the channel. That Chaldea, not Upper Mesopotamia, was the scene of Ezekiel's preaching, is indicated by the tradition which places his tomb at Keffil (Loftus's Chaldaea, p. 35). (See [[Ezekiel]]). </p>
          
          
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2420" /> ==
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2420" /> ==
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== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15426" /> ==
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15426" /> ==
<p> Che´bar, a river of Mesopotamia, upon the banks of which king [[Nebuchadnezzar]] planted a colony of Jews, among whom was the prophet Ezekiel (; ; ; ; ; ; ). This is without doubt the same river that was known among the [[Greeks]] as the Chaboras, and which now bears the name of Khabour. It flows to the [[Euphrates]] through Mesopotamia, and is the only considerable stream which enters that river. It is formed by the junction of a number of small brooks, which rise in the neighborhood of a ruined town called Ras-el-Ain, 13 furlongs south-west of Merdin. It takes a southerly direction till it receives the waters of another stream equal to itself, when it bends westward to the Euphrates, which it enters at Kerkesia, the [[Carchemish]] of [[Scripture]] [CARCHEMISH]. </p>
<p> Che´bar, a river of Mesopotamia, upon the banks of which king Nebuchadnezzar planted a colony of Jews, among whom was the prophet Ezekiel (; ; ; ; ; ; ). This is without doubt the same river that was known among the [[Greeks]] as the Chaboras, and which now bears the name of Khabour. It flows to the Euphrates through Mesopotamia, and is the only considerable stream which enters that river. It is formed by the junction of a number of small brooks, which rise in the neighborhood of a ruined town called Ras-el-Ain, 13 furlongs south-west of Merdin. It takes a southerly direction till it receives the waters of another stream equal to itself, when it bends westward to the Euphrates, which it enters at Kerkesia, the [[Carchemish]] of [[Scripture]] [CARCHEMISH]. </p>
       
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31817" /> ==
<p> (Hebrews Kebar´, כְּבָר, perhaps from its length; Sept. Χοβάρ ), a river in the "land of the Chaldaeans" (Ezekiel 1:3), i.e. apparently of [[Mesopotamia]] (comp. 2 Kings 24:15), on the banks of which some of the [[Jews]] were located at the time of the captivity, and where Ezekiel saw his earlier visions (Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 3:15; Ezekiel 3:23; Ezekiel 10:15; Ezekiel 10:20, Ezekiel 43:3). It is commonly regarded as identical with the HABOR (חָבוֹר ), or river of Gozan, to which some portion of the [[Israelites]] were removed by the [[Assyrians]] (2 Kings 17:6). But this is a mere conjecture, resting wholly upon the similarity of name, which, after all, is not very close. It is perhaps better to suppose the two streams distinct, more especially if we regard the [[Habor]] as the ancient Chaboras (modern Khabour), which fell into the [[Euphrates]] at Circesium, for in the Old [[Testament]] the name of [[Chaldea]] is never extended so far northward. The [[Chebar]] of Ezekiel must be looked for in Babylonia. It is a name which might properly have been given to any great stream (comp. כָּבִר, great). [[Perhaps]] the view, which finds some support in Pliny (H. N. 6:26), and is adopted by Bochart (Phaleg, 1:8) and Cellarius (Geograph. 100:22), that the Chebar of Ezekiel is the Nahr Malchr, or [[Royal]] [[Canal]] of [[Nebuchadnezzar]] — the greatest of all the cuttings in Mesopotamia — may be regarded as best deserving acceptance. In that case we may suppose the [[Jewish]] captives to have been employed in the excavation of the channel. That Chaldea, not [[Upper]] Mesopotamia, was the scene of Ezekiel's preaching, is indicated by the tradition which places his tomb at Keffil (Loftus's Chaldaea, p. 35). (See [[Ezekiel]]). </p>
          
          
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<ref name="term_15835"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_15835"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_30936"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_72016"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_35049"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_50427"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/chebar Chebar from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_39519"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_45367"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/chebar Chebar from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_47611"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_47611"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_50427"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/chebar Chebar from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
<ref name="term_69900"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/chebar Chebar from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_65551"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_65551"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_69900"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/chebar Chebar from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
<ref name="term_30936"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_72016"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_39519"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_80516"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_80516"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/chebar Chebar from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_31817"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/chebar Chebar from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_2420"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/chebar Chebar from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_2420"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/chebar Chebar from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_15426"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/chebar Chebar from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_15426"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/chebar Chebar from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_31817"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/chebar Chebar from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
          
          
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