Encyclopedia entry
Birsha
Son of wickedness, a king of Gomorrah whom Abraham succoured in the invasion of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:2).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(son of godlessness), a king of Gomorrah. (Genesis 14:2)
In the Bible
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Verses where Birsha is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Genesis 14:2
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Scripture on Birsha
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Birsha references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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