Beriah — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Asher’s son, who migrated to Egypt with his family, relatives, and grandfather Jacob (Gn 46:17; 1 Chr 7:30). His descendants were called Beriites (Nm 26:44).

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OET-RV GEN 46:17

17 Asher’s sons were Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. And Beriah’s sons were Hever and Malkiel.

OET-LV GEN 46:17

17 And_the _sons of _ʼĀshēr Yimnāh/(Imnah) and_Yishvāh/(Ishvah) and_Yishvī/(Ishvi) and_Bərīˊāh and_Seraḩ sister _of_their and_the _sons of _Bərīˊāh Ḩeⱱer and_Malkiel.

Show passage in OET: CH1 7:30

OET-RV CH1 7:30

30 Asher’s sons were Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

OET-LV CH1 7:30

30 The _sons _of ʼĀshēr were_Yimnāh/(Imnah) and_Yishvāh/(Ishvah) and_Yishvī/(Ishvi) and_Bərīˊāh and_Seraḩ sister _of_was_their.

Show passage in OET: NUM 26:44

OET-RV NUM 26:44

44 Asher’s descendants belonged to Yimnah’s clan, Yishvi’s clan, and Beriah’s clan.

OET-LV NUM 26:44

44 The _descendants _of ʼĀshēr to_their_clans of_Yimnāh/(Imnah) the _clan _of the _Yimnāhite[s] of_Yishvī/(Ishvi) the _clan _of the _Yishvīte[s] of_Bərīˊāh the _clan _of the _Bərīˊāhite[s].

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2. Ephraim’s youngest son, born after several of his brothers were killed at Gath for cattle rustling (1 Chr 7:20-23).

Show passage in OET: CH1 7:20–23

OET-RV CH1 7:20

20 These are Efrayim’s (Ephraim’s) descendants:
¶ One of Efrayim’s sons was Shutelah. Shutelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahat. Tahat’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was also named Tahat.

OET-RV CH1 7:21

21 Tahat’s son was Zavad. Zavad’s son was Shutelah. Efrayim’s other sons, Ezer and Elead, went to Gat city to steal some cattle but were killed by some of the natives of that area.

OET-RV CH1 7:22

22 Their father Efrayim mourned for quite some time, and his relatives came to comfort him.

OET-RV CH1 7:23

23 Then he slept with his wife and she got pregnant and gave birth to a son. Efrayim named him Beriah (which sounds like the Hebrew word for ‘trouble’), because of the recent tragedy in their family.

OET-LV CH1 7:20

20 And_the _sons of _ʼEfrayim were_Shūtelaḩ and_Bered his/its_son and_Taḩat his/its_son and_ʼElˊādāh son _of_his and_Taḩat his/its_son.

OET-LV CH1 7:21

21 And_Zāⱱād his/its_son and_Shūtelaḩ his/its_son and_ˊEzer and_ʼElˊād and_they_killed _them the _men _of Gat who_were_born on _the_earth if/because they _went _down to_take/accept/receive DOM livestock _of_their.

OET-LV CH1 7:22

22 And_ ʼEfrayim father _of_their _he _mourned days many and_ brothers _of_his _they _came to_comfort_him.

OET-LV CH1 7:23

23 And_he _went into his/its_wife/woman and_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Bərīˊāh if/because in_distress it _was in_house _of_his.

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3. Elpaal’s son, head of a family in Benjamin’s tribe. This Beriah lived at Aijalon and helped repel invaders from Gath (1 Chr 8:13).

Show passage in OET: CH1 8:13

OET-RV CH1 8:13

13 plus Beriah and Shema, who were leaders of their clans, who lived in Ayalon city. They forced the people who lived in Gat city to flee.

OET-LV CH1 8:13

13 And_Bərīˊāh and_Shemaˊ they were_the _heads _of the _fathers of_the _inhabitants _of of _ʼAyyālōn they they _put _to _flight DOM the _inhabitants _of Gat.

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4. Shimei’s son, a Levite of Gershon’s clan who served in the temple at Jerusalem. Because neither Beriah nor his brother Jeush had many sons, their families were counted as a single subclan in the Levitical system (1 Chr 23:10-11).