Gera
the name means a grain Strong's Lexicon
Gera was a descendant of Benjamin and an ancestor of Ehud, a left-handed judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Benjamin
Children
Ehud
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 46:21.
Verses that name Gera
- Genesis 46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- Judges 3:15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
- 1 Chronicles 8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.