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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Beriah

in fellowship; in envy

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Beriah

(in evil, or a gift).

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)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A gift, or in evil.

(1.) One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber (Genesis 46:17).

(2.) A son of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 8:13).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BERIAH; BERIITES

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 (Genesis 46:17 1 Chronicles 7:30, 31; the head of the family of the Beriites, Numbers 26:44).

(2) A son of Ephraim, called Beriah by his father because "it went evil with his house" (1 Chronicles 7:23).

(3) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:13, 16).

(4) A Levite in the line of Gershon (1 Chronicles 23:10 f).

Strong's Hebrew

1283. Beriah -- four Israelites
... 1282, 1283. Beriah. 1284 . four Israelites. Transliteration: Beriah Phonetic
Spelling: (ber-ee'-aw) Short Definition: Beriah. ... NASB Word Usage Beriah (11). ...
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1278. beriah -- a creation, thing created
... 1277, 1278. beriah. 1279 . a creation, thing created. Transliteration: beriah
Phonetic Spelling: (ber-ee-aw') Short Definition: thing. ... beriah. 1279 . ...
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1284. Berii -- descendant of Beriah
... Berii. 1285 . descendant of Beriah. Transliteration: Berii Phonetic Spelling:
(ber-ee-ee') Short Definition: Beriites. Word Origin from Beriah Definition desc ...
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Library

Chapter xlvi
... And the sons of Asher: Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah; and Serah was
their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ...
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The Book of Jubilees
... Jacob's family that came into Egypt are not materially lightened by the statements
of our book, which, omitting the two sons of Pharez and of Beriah (Genesis 46 ...
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Thesaurus

Beriah (10 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BERIAH; BERIITES. ... (2) A son of Ephraim, called
Beriah by his father because "it went evil with his house" (1 Chronicles 7:23). ...
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Beri'ah (10 Occurrences)
Beri'ah. Beriah, Beri'ah. Beriite . Multi-Version Concordance Beri'ah
(10 Occurrences). Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Imnah ...
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Heber (13 Occurrences)
... Passing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Genesis 46:17; 1
Chronicles 7:31, 32). ... The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ...
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Jimnah (4 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. ...
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Jishvi (4 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah;
and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. (DBY). ...
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Ishvi (4 Occurrences)
... Ishvi (4 Occurrences). Genesis 46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah,
and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ...
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Imnah (4 Occurrences)
... Imnah (4 Occurrences). Genesis 46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah,
and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ...
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Mal'chi-el (3 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. (See RSV). ...
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Malkiel (3 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. (See NIV). ...
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Jishvah (2 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah;
and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. (DBY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Beriah (10 Occurrences)

Genesis 46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 26:44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 26:45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 23:10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 23:11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Beriah

Beriah: A Benjamite

Beriah: Son of Asher

Beriah: Son of Ephraim

Beriah: Son of Shimei

Related Terms

Beri'ah (10 Occurrences)

Heber (13 Occurrences)

Jimnah (4 Occurrences)

Jishvi (4 Occurrences)

Ishvi (4 Occurrences)