BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8038
shem.e.ver — Shemeber
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Shemeber = "lofty flight" king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Soaring on high, the king of Zeboiim, who joined with the other kings in casting off the yoke of Chedorlaomer. After having been reconquered by him, he was rescued by Abraham (Gen. 14:2).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
