Bera

== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary ==

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

== Easton's Bible Dictionary == Genesis 14:2,8,17,21 == Holman Bible Dictionary == Genesis 14:2 == Hitchcock's Bible Names == == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible ==

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

== Morrish Bible Dictionary ==

King of Sodom. Genesis 14:2 .

== Smith's Bible Dictionary ==

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

== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ==

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 ==

(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.