Heber in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

EBER means "beyond." 1. The father of Peleg and ancestor of Abraham (Genesis 10:24; Genesis 10:25); marking that Arphaxad's descendants were now crossing over or beyond the great rivers on their way to Mesopotamia and thence to Canaan. In Luke 3:35, Heber equates to Eber. 2. Nehemiah 12:20. 3. 1 Chronicles 5:13. 4. 1 Chronicles 8:12; 1 Chronicles 8:22. Abed or Obed is substituted in Septuagint for 2, 3, 4.