A man from the tribe of Levi, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 23:10 as the son of Shimei and a descendant of Gershom, living during the time of Egypt and the wilderness.
About Beriah (1 Chronicles 23:10)
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 23:10–11).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Shimei
- Half-siblings 3
- Jahath (1 Chronicles 6:20), Zizah, Jeush (1 Chronicles 23:10)
- Niece/Nephew
- Zimmah
- Uncle
- Libni
- Cousins 3
- Jehiel, Zetham, Joel (1 Chronicles 23:8)
Key References
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
All Scripture References (2)
1 Chronicles (2)
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.