Bible Strands
Beriah
the name means in trouble Strong's Lexicon
Beriah, a Levite during David's reign, had few sons.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
A gift, or in evil. (1.) One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber (Gen. 46:17).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Shimei
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 23:10.
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Verses that name Beriah
- 1 Chronicles 23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
- 1 Chronicles 23:11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.