Topic
Beriah
9 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 46:17Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Son of Asher
¶ And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
- 1 Chronicles 7:20–23Easton · Smith · Nave 2. Son of Ephraim
¶ And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, ¶ And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came…
- 1 Chronicles 8:13Easton · Smith · Nave 3. A Benjamite
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- Numbers 26:44Smith · Nave 1. Son of Asher
¶ Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
- Numbers 26:45Smith · Nave 1. Son of Asher
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
- 1 Chronicles 23:10Smith · Nave 4. Son of Shimei
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 23:11Smith · Nave 4. Son of Shimei
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 7:30Nave 1. Son of Asher
¶ The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
- 1 Chronicles 8:16Smith
And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
A gift, or in evil. (1.) One of Asher’s four sons, and father of Heber (Gen. 46:17).
(2.) A son of Ephraim (1 Chr. 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.
(3.) A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chr. 8:13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 8 references
- A son of Asher. (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44,45)
- A son of Ephraim. (1 Chronicles 7:20-23)
- A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:13,16)
- A Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:10,11)
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); 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.