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== | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51182" /> == | ||
< | <p> <strong> GERA </strong> . One of Benjamin’s sons ( [[Genesis]] 46:21 , omitted in Numbers 26:38-40 ). Acc. to 1 Chronicles 8:3; 1 Chronicles 8:8; 1 Chronicles 8:7 he was a son of [[Bela]] and a grandson of Benjamin. [[Gera]] was evidently a well-known [[Benjamite]] clan, to which belonged [[Ehud]] ( Judges 3:15 ) and [[Shimel]] ( 2 Samuel 16:5; 2Sa 19:16; 2 Samuel 19:18 , 1 Kings 2:3 ). </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35563" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35563" /> == | ||
<p> Son, i.e. descendant, of Benjamin; enumerated in the list when [[Jacob]] went into [[Egypt]] (Genesis 46:21); son of [[Bela]] (1 Chronicles 8:3, where probably but one [[Gera]] is genuine); in the loins of his grandfather [[Benjamin]] then, but not actually born until after the going to Egypt and before Jacob's death. Numbers 26 omits Gera as not being head of a family hut being one of the Belaites; his mention in [[Genesis]] implies that ultimately he became head of a family. Gera, Ehud's ancestor, and Gera, Shimei's ancestor, is the same person (Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 16:5). </p> | <p> Son, i.e. descendant, of Benjamin; enumerated in the list when [[Jacob]] went into [[Egypt]] (Genesis 46:21); son of [[Bela]] (1 Chronicles 8:3, where probably but one [[Gera]] is genuine); in the loins of his grandfather [[Benjamin]] then, but not actually born until after the going to Egypt and before Jacob's death. Numbers 26 omits Gera as not being head of a family hut being one of the Belaites; his mention in [[Genesis]] implies that ultimately he became head of a family. Gera, Ehud's ancestor, and Gera, Shimei's ancestor, is the same person (Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 16:5). </p> | ||
== | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31693" /> == | ||
[[ | <li> The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused [[David]] (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16,18 ). <div> <p> [[Copyright]] StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated [[Bible]] Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Gera'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/g/gera.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li> | ||
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66208" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66208" /> == | ||
<p> A descendant of Benjamin. [[Genesis]] 46:21; Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16,18; 1 Kings 2:8; 1 Chronicles 8:3,5,7 . It is not clear whether all the passages refer to the same person. </p> | <p> A descendant of Benjamin. [[Genesis]] 46:21; Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16,18; 1 Kings 2:8; 1 Chronicles 8:3,5,7 . It is not clear whether all the passages refer to the same person. </p> | ||
== | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40378" /> == | ||
[[Genesis]] 46:2121 Chronicles 8:51 Chronicles 8:6-73Judges 3:152 Samuel 16:5[[Shimei]] | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_41278" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_41278" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Gera', גֵּרָא , a grain (See [[Gerah]]); Sept. Γηρά ), the name of at least three Benjamites. </p> <p> 1. The son of [[Bela]] and grandson of [[Benjamin]] (1 Chronicles 8:3); probably the same with the one mentioned (with some confusion) in 1 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 8:7, unless one of these be identical with No. 2 below. In [[Genesis]] 46:21, he is given as if directly the son of Benjamin; and he there appears among the descendants of Jacob, at the time of that patriarch's removal to Egypt, B.C. 1874. (See [[Jacob]]). "Gera is not mentioned in the list of [[Benjamite]] families in Numbers 26:38-40, of which a very obvious explanation is that at that time he was not the head of a separate family, but was included among the Belaites; it being a matter of necessity that some of Bela's sons should be so included, otherwise there could be no family of [[Belaites]] at all. To the remarks made under [[Becher]] should be added that the great destruction of the Benjamites recorded in Judges 20 may account for the introduction of so many new names in the later Benjamite lists of 1 Chronicles 7, 8, of which several seem to be women's names" (Smith). (See [[Benjamin]]). In 1 Chronicles 7:7, UZZIEL occupies the same position as [[Gera]] elsewhere in the genealogy. (See [[Bela]]). </p> <p> 2. The father (or ancestor) of [[Ehud]] the judge (Judges 3:15); compare 1 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 8:7; possibly identical with No. 1 above. B.C. ante 1509. (See Ehaud). </p> <p> 3. The father (or ancestor) of Shimei, which latter so grossly abused [[David]] (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16; 2 Samuel 19:18; 1 Kings 2:8); thought by some to be identical with both the foregoing. B.C. ante 1023. (See [[Shimei]]). </p> | <p> (Heb. Gera', גֵּרָא , a grain (See [[Gerah]]); Sept. Γηρά ), the name of at least three Benjamites. </p> <p> 1. The son of [[Bela]] and grandson of [[Benjamin]] (1 Chronicles 8:3); probably the same with the one mentioned (with some confusion) in 1 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 8:7, unless one of these be identical with No. 2 below. In [[Genesis]] 46:21, he is given as if directly the son of Benjamin; and he there appears among the descendants of Jacob, at the time of that patriarch's removal to Egypt, B.C. 1874. (See [[Jacob]]). "Gera is not mentioned in the list of [[Benjamite]] families in Numbers 26:38-40, of which a very obvious explanation is that at that time he was not the head of a separate family, but was included among the Belaites; it being a matter of necessity that some of Bela's sons should be so included, otherwise there could be no family of [[Belaites]] at all. To the remarks made under [[Becher]] should be added that the great destruction of the Benjamites recorded in Judges 20 may account for the introduction of so many new names in the later Benjamite lists of 1 Chronicles 7, 8, of which several seem to be women's names" (Smith). (See [[Benjamin]]). In 1 Chronicles 7:7, UZZIEL occupies the same position as [[Gera]] elsewhere in the genealogy. (See [[Bela]]). </p> <p> 2. The father (or ancestor) of [[Ehud]] the judge (Judges 3:15); compare 1 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 8:7; possibly identical with No. 1 above. B.C. ante 1509. (See Ehaud). </p> <p> 3. The father (or ancestor) of Shimei, which latter so grossly abused [[David]] (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16; 2 Samuel 19:18; 1 Kings 2:8); thought by some to be identical with both the foregoing. B.C. ante 1023. (See [[Shimei]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4252" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' gē´ra ''''' ( גּרא , <i> ''''' gērā' ''''' </i> , "grain"): A family name of the tribe of Benjamin, hence, not necessarily a separate individual in (3) and (4) below: </p> <p> (1) A son of [[Benjamin]] (Genesis 46:21 ). </p> <p> (2) According to 1 Chronicles 8:3 , 1 Chronicles 8:5 , 1 Chronicles 8:7 , son of [[Bela]] and grandson of Benjamin. The name is repeated (1 Chronicles 8:5 ) in the list of Bela's sons. </p> <p> (3) Father, or ancestor, of the judge [[Ehud]] (Judges 3:15 ). </p> <p> (4) Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed [[David]] when he fled from [[Absalom]] (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16 , 2 Samuel 19:18; 1 Kings 2:8 ). </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73716" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73716" /> == | ||
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<ref name="term_35563"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/gera Gera from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_35563"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/gera Gera from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_31693"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/gera Gera from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_66208"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/gera Gera from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_40378"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/gera Gera from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_41278"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/gera Gera from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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<ref name="term_73716"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gera Gera from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73716"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gera Gera from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:00, 12 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
GERA . One of Benjamin’s sons ( Genesis 46:21 , omitted in Numbers 26:38-40 ). Acc. to 1 Chronicles 8:3; 1 Chronicles 8:8; 1 Chronicles 8:7 he was a son of Bela and a grandson of Benjamin. Gera was evidently a well-known Benjamite clan, to which belonged Ehud ( Judges 3:15 ) and Shimel ( 2 Samuel 16:5; 2Sa 19:16; 2 Samuel 19:18 , 1 Kings 2:3 ).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Son, i.e. descendant, of Benjamin; enumerated in the list when Jacob went into Egypt (Genesis 46:21); son of Bela (1 Chronicles 8:3, where probably but one Gera is genuine); in the loins of his grandfather Benjamin then, but not actually born until after the going to Egypt and before Jacob's death. Numbers 26 omits Gera as not being head of a family hut being one of the Belaites; his mention in Genesis implies that ultimately he became head of a family. Gera, Ehud's ancestor, and Gera, Shimei's ancestor, is the same person (Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 16:5).
Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]
Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Gera'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/g/gera.html. 1897.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
A descendant of Benjamin. Genesis 46:21; Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16,18; 1 Kings 2:8; 1 Chronicles 8:3,5,7 . It is not clear whether all the passages refer to the same person.
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Genesis 46:2121 Chronicles 8:51 Chronicles 8:6-73Judges 3:152 Samuel 16:5Shimei
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Gera', גֵּרָא , a grain (See Gerah); Sept. Γηρά ), the name of at least three Benjamites.
1. The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:3); probably the same with the one mentioned (with some confusion) in 1 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 8:7, unless one of these be identical with No. 2 below. In Genesis 46:21, he is given as if directly the son of Benjamin; and he there appears among the descendants of Jacob, at the time of that patriarch's removal to Egypt, B.C. 1874. (See Jacob). "Gera is not mentioned in the list of Benjamite families in Numbers 26:38-40, of which a very obvious explanation is that at that time he was not the head of a separate family, but was included among the Belaites; it being a matter of necessity that some of Bela's sons should be so included, otherwise there could be no family of Belaites at all. To the remarks made under Becher should be added that the great destruction of the Benjamites recorded in Judges 20 may account for the introduction of so many new names in the later Benjamite lists of 1 Chronicles 7, 8, of which several seem to be women's names" (Smith). (See Benjamin). In 1 Chronicles 7:7, UZZIEL occupies the same position as Gera elsewhere in the genealogy. (See Bela).
2. The father (or ancestor) of Ehud the judge (Judges 3:15); compare 1 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 8:7; possibly identical with No. 1 above. B.C. ante 1509. (See Ehaud).
3. The father (or ancestor) of Shimei, which latter so grossly abused David (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16; 2 Samuel 19:18; 1 Kings 2:8); thought by some to be identical with both the foregoing. B.C. ante 1023. (See Shimei).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
gē´ra ( גּרא , gērā' , "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 (Genesis 46:21 ).
(2) According to 1 Chronicles 8:3 , 1 Chronicles 8:5 , 1 Chronicles 8:7 , son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. The name is repeated (1 Chronicles 8:5 ) in the list of Bela's sons.
(3) Father, or ancestor, of the judge Ehud (Judges 3:15 ).
(4) Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16 , 2 Samuel 19:18; 1 Kings 2:8 ).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [8]
A thriving city on the White Elster, 35 m. SW. of Leipzig; has broad streets and fine buildings, with a castle; chief manufactures woollen.
References
- ↑ Gera from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Gera from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Gera from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Gera from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Gera from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Gera from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Gera from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Gera from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
