Person · one of several with this name
Beriah
Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 8:13. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 8:13
and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
- 1 Chronicles 8:16
Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chr. 8:13).