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• Heber the Kenite

  Heber was a Kenite who appears in Judges 4–5. A descendant of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, he was the husband of Jael, who killed the Canaanite commander Sisera.

• Eber

  Eber is a descendant of Noah who appears in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis. He is the son of Salah and the father of Peleg and Joktan. His name is commonly associated with the origin of the word "Hebrew."

• Jael

  Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, appears in Judges 4–5. She killed Sisera, the Canaanite commander who was fighting against Israel, in her tent, and the Song of Deborah praises her as one who shall be "blessed above women."

• Judges 4

  Judges 4 recounts how, under the oppression of the Canaanite king Jabin and his army commander Sisera, the prophetess and judge Deborah commissions Barak to deliver Israel, and how Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, kills Sisera.

• Beriah (Son of Asher)

  Beriah was the fourth son of Asher, the son of Jacob. He was the father of Heber and Malchiel and became the ancestor of "the family of the Beriites" within the tribe of Asher.

• Jehudijah

  Jehudijah was the wife of Mered in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:18 and the mother of Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel.

• Sisera

  Sisera was the commander of the army of Jabin, the Canaanite king who oppressed Israel during the period of the judges. In Judges 4–5 he is defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak, and while fleeing he is killed by Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite.

• Epistle to the Hebrews

  Hebrews is the nineteenth book of the New Testament. It presents Jesus Christ as the true High Priest who fulfilled the sacrifices and priesthood of the Old Testament, and it exhorts its readers to hold fast to the faith.

• Hebrews 4:12

  Hebrews 4:12 declares that the word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow. It is a classic text on the power of God's word and is also cited in debates in theological anthropology over the distinction between "soul and spirit."

• Hebrews 6:4–6

  A warning that those who were once enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Spirit cannot be renewed again unto repentance if they fall away. It is a key text in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over whether a true believer can lose salvation.

• Hebrews 10:25

  The verse exhorts believers, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another," and to do so all the more as they see the day approaching. It is widely cited as a basis for attendance at corporate worship, and since the COVID-19 pandemic it has been at the center of debate over whether online worship can take the place of this "assembling."

• Hebrews 11:1

  The verse reads, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It opens Hebrews 11, the chapter on faith. Translations and interpretations differ on the meaning of the Greek words rendered "substance" and "evidence."

• Hebrews 13:8

  Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever," is a confession of faith. It is a representative verse on the unchanging nature of Christ. It is also used to support the claim that miracles and divine healing continue today, and so it is frequently cited in debates over spiritual gifts.

• Hebrews 13:15-16

  A passage that presents the sacrifices believers are to offer after Christ's once-for-all sacrifice as the praise of their lips and as doing good and sharing. It is frequently cited in discussions of praise worship, almsgiving, and offerings.

• Hebrews 2:18

  A verse stating that because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. It links the true humanity of Jesus with his office as high priest and is often cited as a source of comfort in suffering.

• Hebrews 9:27

  Hebrews 9:27 states that human beings die once and afterward face judgment. Although the verse serves as an analogy explaining Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, it is frequently cited in discussions of death, judgment after death, and the rejection of reincarnation.

• Hebrews 13:21

  Hebrews 13:21 is the second half of the benediction that closes the Epistle to the Hebrews (13:20–21). It asks that God equip believers to do his will and is often cited in discussions of how grace relates to human action.

• Hebrews 10:1

  A verse that calls the Old Testament law and its annually repeated sacrifices "a shadow of good things to come." It is frequently cited as a key basis for typology, which reads the Old Testament sacrificial system as a foreshadowing of Christ.

• Hebrews 2:14–17

  A passage explaining that Christ took on the same flesh and blood as human beings in order to destroy the devil, who held the power of death, and to become a high priest who deals with the sins of the people. Because it addresses both the Incarnation and the atonement, it is frequently cited in discussions of Christology and the doctrine of the atonement.

• Hebrews 3:13

  Hebrews 3:13 urges believers to exhort one another daily while the opportunity called "To day" remains, so that none may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. The verse is frequently cited as a text on the mutual responsibility of the community of faith, and as a warning passage against apostasy it also figures in discussions of the doctrine of perseverance.