Beriah

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. Asher’s son, who moved to Egypt with his family, relatives, and grandfather Jacob (Genesis 46:17; 1 Chronicles 7:30). His descendants were called Beriites (Numbers 26:44).

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  2. Ephraim’s youngest son, born after several of his brothers were killed at Gath for stealing cattle (1 Chronicles 7:2023).

  3. Elpaal’s son, head of a family in the tribe of Benjamin. This Beriah lived at Aijalon and helped kick out invaders from Gath (1 Chronicles 8:13).

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  4. Shimei’s son, a Levite of the clan of Gershon who served in the temple at Jerusalem. Because neither Beriah nor his brother Jeush had many sons, their families were counted as a single subclan within the Levites (1 Chronicles 23:1011).

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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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