Encyclopedia entry
Gera
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Gera. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Gera (1)
#The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7).
Gera (2)
#The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15).
Gera (3)
#The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(a grain), one of the “sons,” i.e. descendants, of Benjamin. (Genesis 46:21) Gera, who is named, (Judges 3:15) as the ancestor of Ehud, and in (2 Samuel 16:5) as the ancestor of Shimei who cursed David, is probably also the same person (though some consider them different persons).
In the Bible
9
Verses where Gera is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 8:3
The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
- 1 Chronicles 8:5
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
- 1 Chronicles 8:7
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
- 1 Kings 2:8
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
- 2 Samuel 16:5
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
- 2 Samuel 19:16
Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
+3 more verses naming Gera.
Voices on Gera
20
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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