Topic
Beriah; Beriites
8 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 46:17ISBE
¶ And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
- Numbers 26:44ISBE
¶ 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.
- 1 Chronicles 7:23ISBE
¶ And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
- 1 Chronicles 7:30ISBE
¶ The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
- 1 Chronicles 7:31ISBE
And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
- 1 Chronicles 8:13ISBE
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- 1 Chronicles 8:16ISBE
And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
- 1 Chronicles 23:10ISBE
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
be-ri'-a, be-ri'-its (beri`ah, "in shouting," probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise," or "in evil," from another Hebrew root):
(1) A son of Asher and father of Heber and Malchiel (Ge 46:17; 1Ch 7:30,31; the head of the family of the Beriites, Nu 26:44 ff).
(2) A son of Ephraim, called Beriah by his father because "it went evil with his house" (1Ch 7:23).
(3) A descendant of Benjamin (1Ch 8:13,16).
(4) A Levite in the line of Gershon (1Ch 23:10 f).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.