Bera

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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]

King of Sodom in the days of Abraham, Genesis 14:1-24 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]

Genesis 14:2,8,17,21

Holman Bible Dictionary [3]

Genesis 14:2

Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]

BERA . King of Sodom at time of Chedorlaomer’s invasion ( Genesis 14:2 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]

King of Sodom. Genesis 14:2 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]

Be'ra. (son of evil). King of Sodom. Genesis 14:2; Genesis 14:17; Genesis 14:21.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]

bē´ra ( בּרע , bera‛ , "gift"(?); compare HPN , 74 note): King of Sodom ( Genesis 14:2 ) who in the battle of Siddim was subdued by Chedorlaomer.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]

(Heb. id. בֶּרִע, gift, otherwise excellence, but more prob. for בֶּןאּרִע, son of evil; Sept. Βαλλά; Josephus, Βαλλάς, Ant. 1, 9, 1), king of Sodom at the time of the invasion of the five kings under Chedorlaomer (q.v.), which was repelled by Abraham ( Genesis 14:2; also 17 and 21). B.C. cir. 2077.

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