Topic
Gera
9 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Judges 3:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
- 2 Samuel 16:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
- Genesis 46:21Smith · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- 2 Samuel 19:16Easton · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
¶ And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
- 2 Samuel 19:18Easton · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
- 1 Chronicles 8:3Easton · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
- 1 Chronicles 8:5Easton · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
- 1 Chronicles 8:7Easton · ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
- 1 Kings 2:8ISBE · Nave The son of Bela
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 7 references
Grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5,7).
(2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15).
(3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references
ge'-ra (gera', "grain"): A family name of the tribe of Benjamin, hence, not necessarily a separate individual in (3) and (4) below:
(1) A son of Benjamin (Ge 46:21).
(2) According to 1Ch 8:3,5,7, son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. The name is repeated (8:5) in the list of Bela's sons.
(3) Father, or ancestor, of the judge Ehud (Jud 3:15).
(4) Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled from Absalom (2Sa 16:5; 19:16,18; 1Ki 2:8).
In the topical indexes
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.