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Beriah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A gift, or in evil.
  • One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber (Genesis 46:17 ).

  • A son of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20-23 ), born after the slaughter of his brothers, and so called by his father "because it went evil with his house" at that time.

  • A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chronicles 8:13 ).

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Beriah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​b/beriah.html. 1897.
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