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Gibbar

גִּבָּר/GIB-ahr/

“Hero or mighty man”

Summary

The ancestor of a group who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, likely identical with the men of Gibeon.

☩Biblical Reference

The children of Gibbar, numbering ninety-five, are listed among those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The parallel passage in Nehemiah has 'children of Gibeon' instead, suggesting that Gibbar is either a variant form or a scribal error for Gibeon.

Key verses:Ezra 2:20Nehemiah 7:25

☩Identification

The name Gibbar is a Chaldean form of the Hebrew word for 'hero' or 'mighty man.' If it represents the same group as the men of Gibeon, these would be descendants of the Gibeonites who made a covenant with Joshua and became servants in Israel.

Key verses:Ezra 2:20

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

2:20

See Also

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Gibeon

References

  1. 1.George Morrish, "Gibbar," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Gibbar," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Gibbar," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).