Topic
Bera
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 14:2Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave King of Sodom
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
- Genesis 14:17Easton · Smith
¶ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
- Genesis 14:21Easton · Smith
And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
- Genesis 14:8Easton
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
be'-ra (bera`, "gift"(?); compare HPN, 74 note): King of Sodom (Ge 14:2) who in the battle of Siddim was subdued by Chedorlaomer.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → King of Sodom Ge 14:2
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.